Red Light Freedom Run: Hook of Holland, snow drifts

Day 4 of 6

The Red Light Run is well underway and the runners have battled extreme cold, snow and ice but are determined to get to their end point -- 5 marathons, in 6 days, from the redlight district in Amsterdam to the red light district in London. They'll arrive in London Wed Dec 8th.

This video is from day 2, at the Hook of Holland, where the guys are running through 2-6 foot snow drifts.

Anti-trafficking campaigners Duncan Parker and Mark Rowland are accompanied by Phil Lane, who is cycling the due to injury. All three of them know that the money raised can make a huge difference to vulnerable girls. Their run is part of STOP THE TRAFFIK's 'Freedom Ticket For Life' initiative, which supports projects across the world providing girls with an education. Phil has recently returned from the Thai/Burma border where he has seen at first-hand the crucial impact that having an education can have:

"When we visited a shelter for rescued trafficking victims, we asked them what 'freedom' meant to them. One small girl replied that it was someone rescuing you from your situation and giving you an education -- that was freedom!""I know that Freedom Ticket For Life makes a difference in the fight to stop trafficking."

Read more about the project at www.freedomticketforlife.org

Phil, Mark and Duncan will be joined by supporters for short distances along the way, but anyone can get involved by sponsoring them online at www.justgiving.com/redlightfreedomrun

They're also hoping to inspire people to go the extra mile in support of the Freedom Ticket For Life initiative by holding their own sponsored run or walk. Whether it's 1 mile, 5 miles or 5 marathons -- it's your chance to experience something, achieve something, and be part of something which will change lives. Sign up at www.freedomticketforlife.org

You can follow Duncan, Mark and Phil on
- twitter @stopthetraffik for the latest updates
- our blog http://stopthetraffik.wordpress.com
- or facebook

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