The Widex Marathon Team

In connection with the launch of the Widex élan open fit hearing aid solution, Widex formed a Marathon Team consisting of 34 participants from 15 countries. The participants were either élan hearing aid dispensers or users.

The goal was that they would all run for the cause of hearing awareness at the 2005 Berlin Marathon and show that it is indeed possible to push the limits and complete a marathon, even if you have hearing loss.

Personal stories

At the training camp at La Santa, six months before the marathon, all the participants were interviewed about their involvement in the hearing awareness cause and their background for taking part in the Widex Marathon Team.

Click on the links below to hear their personal stories.

Denmark

Trine Malig Pedersen & Henning Brænder

Germany

Susanna Steinbrenner, Holger Fingerhut & Michael Horstmann

United Kingdom

Graham Charles Walker & Judith Stacey

Sweden

Jan Eliasson & Regina Paalberg

Canada

Thomas Copps & Michel Leger

Netherlands

Irma Roest & Marlen Corence Aalders-Snel

France

Stéphane Laurent & Jacques La Foll

USA

Oliver Wendell White & Kenneth H. Johns

Norway

Guri Pernille Sjöberg, Hildegun Andersen & Signe Frederikke Winge

Japan

Susumu Shibatani

Switzerland

Fabrice Bardy & Juan Flores

Poland

Andrzej Swietek & Leszek Walczak

Italy

Roberto Monzoni & Guiseppe D'Arrigo

Spain

Gloria Guerrero Gonzales

Australia

William Olayos & Clyde Ian Riddoch

Marathon video

See clips from the 2005 Berlin Marathon and the participants’ last comments about this unique experience.

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