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‘Life-Threatening Sometimes, but the Atmosphere Is Really Cool’: Matt (27) From Boxtel Runs Marathons in the Craziest Countries

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Old Soviet ruins, a funeral ceremony deep in the jungle and the busy streets of Tokyo: world traveler Matt Timmermans (27) from Boxtel has already seen a lot of the world and he fell in love with running. One image from Laos stuck with him: children in a chicken coop used as a classroom. Since then, his kilometers have had a different purpose.
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Old Soviet ruins, a funeral ceremony deep in the jungle and the busy streets of Tokyo: world traveler Matt Timmermans (27) from Boxtel has already seen a lot of the world and he fell in love with running. One image from Laos stuck with him: children in a chicken coop used as a classroom. Since then, his kilometers have had a different purpose.

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bd.nl broke the news on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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