Singer Sean has successfully completed a 72-hour non-stop 815km relay run alongside 100 runners ahead of the 81st anniversary of National Liberation Day.
Habitat for Humanity Korea announced that it held South Korea's first 72-hour non-stop "815km Relay Run" with Sean from July 20 to 23 at the Anyangcheon Multi-Sports Zone track in Seoul.
This event was organized as a preliminary event ahead of the "2026 815 Run" to be held this Liberation Day. It was planned to raise awareness for housing environment improvement projects for descendants of independence activists and to boost public interest.
The relay run was conducted in a format where 100 runners each ran 8.15km to complete a total of 815km. Using smartphones provided by Samsung Health as batons, records were passed on in real-time, and Sean took on both the first and last runners, marking the start and finish of the relay.
Participants were selected from among applicants for the "2026 815 Run" who could complete 8.15km at a pace of 5 minutes 10 seconds to 5 minutes 30 seconds.
Sean plans to run 81.5km as usual this Liberation Day as well. For the "2026 815 Run" to be held on August 15, about 4,000 offline participants at Sangam World Cup Park and about 15,000 virtual runners participating from all over the country will run 8.15km together. All donations, including participation fees, will be used for housing environment improvement projects for descendants of independence activists.
Lee Kwang-hoe, Secretary General of Habitat for Humanity Korea, stated, "Through South Korea's first non-stop "815km Relay Run" joined by 100 runners, it became an opportunity to further spread awareness about the housing support project for descendants of independence activists. We ask for your continued interest in the "2026 815 Run" held on Liberation Day and the housing environment improvement project for descendants of independence activists."
Meanwhile, Sean and Habitat for Humanity Korea have been raising housing environment improvement funds for descendants of independence activists through the "3.1 Run" and "815 Run" campaigns since 2020. With the funds raised so far, new homes have been established in 23 regions nationwide, including Hwasun in South Jeolla Province, Dongducheon in Gyeonggi Province, Cheongyang in South Chungcheong Province, Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, Ulsan, Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, and Cheongsong in North Gyeongsang Province.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)
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