4월 어느 주말, 성수동에서는 함께 달리는 러너들이 이목을 끌었습니다. 이들의 러닝은 성수동 공간 와디즈 지하에서부터 시작되었는데요. 그곳에서는 <주로(走路), 우리가 달린 길>이라는 사진전이 진행되고 있었어요.
April 21 and 27: Seongsu-dong Special Running Session (Photos courtesy of @honest.movement @blanc__ii @somefeel1lim)
Runners' challenges, members supporting the challenges
The protagonist of the photo exhibition is the project running team'Honest(@honest.movement). From February to March, over the course of about a month, Honest used Wadiz team funding service 'Let's' to 'Haeparang Project 750' challenge project.
Wadiz Team Funding Service 'Let's'
This is a team funding service that makes it easy for anyone to start a challenge. You can launch a project in just 3 minutes and support the challenge with as much encouragement funding as you wish. 100% of the collected encouragement funding goes directly to the project leader (the person taking on the challenge, the organizer).
The 'Haeparang Project 750' is a challenge project where Team Jeongjik's nine runners ran the country's longest trail, the 'Haeparang Trail,' day and night without pause. Through the Lets Project, they raised 1.42 million won in donations and received tremendous support. Thanks to this, their race, which began on March 1st, concluded successfully on March 4th after approximately four days.
(Left) Introduction to 'Haeparang Project 750' (Right) The end of the Haeparang Trail reached after a four-day non-stop run: Busan's Oryukdo Islands (Photo credit: @honest.movement @blanc__ii @somefeel1lim)
A new challenge born from the challenge
정직과 렛즈 프로젝트 멤버(펀딩 참여자)들이 보여준 도전과 응원의 가치는 많은 이들에게 희망을 주었어요. 그 덕분에 ‘해파랑 프로젝트 750’ 도전 프로젝트는 렛즈 *최우수 프로젝트에 선정되었죠.
<주로(走路), 우리가 달린 길> 사진전은 최우수 프로젝트 혜택인 100만 원의 도전 지원금과 성수동 공간 와디즈 지하 갤러리 전시 혜택으로 시작한 정직의 또 다른 도전이었습니다.
Wadizpreviewed its team funding service Letz in February and held a pre-launch event. Projects launching during the pre-launch period received promotional support and the opportunity to be selected as outstanding projects.
The Integrity Team, selected as the top project
사진전은 정직의 도전, 해파랑길 레이스의 모습을 담았어요. 성수동을 달리던 사람들도 정직과 정직이 준비한 러닝 세션에 참여한 사람들이었죠.
<주로(走路), 우리가 달린 길> 사진전과 러닝 세션은 ‘정직’의 도전을 응원하는 와디즈 렛즈팀의 선물이자 정직의 성공 세레머니, 렛즈 멤버들에 대한 보답이에요.
<주로(走路), 우리가 달린 길> 사진전은 뜨거운 관심으로 전시 기간이 일주일 더 연장되었어요. (5/6까지 관람 가능)
Meeting the Leader of 'Haeparang Project 750'
To hear more about the story of the challenge of honesty, we met with Son Ji-eun, the Let's Team funding leader (host).
The 'Haeparang Project 750' is Jeongjik's second running project. Unlike the first one, is there a reason you chose to gather support through team funding?
🏃♀️ Wadiz Let's service connects people who empathize with challenges, enabling them to cheer and support one another. That point aligned perfectly with our vision to makerunning a cultural phenomenon. After all, culture is ultimately created through people's empathy and connection .
We wanted to introduce running culture by showcasing the 'Hae Parang Project 750' on Lets. We also chose Lets because it allows us to easily and quickly create projects on mobile.
Lets, do you think you made the right choice?
🏃♀️ Lets became the catalyst that turned our project into a team funding initiative and, furthermore, brought it to the attention of the public through the media. Thanks to that, we also gained significant interest and support from other runners.
During the course of the project News1contacted us for coverage, and an article was published. While marathon events are great, Let's is a team of people who want to run more enjoyably and challenge themselves on paths others haven't taken. What started as a hobby activity seeking fun became known as the Let's Project and was introduced through the media. This experience was new to all team members, making Let's deeply meaningful to us.
What do you think was the secret to receiving so much support and even being selected as the top project?
🏃♀️ I believe many runners in Korea yearned for a new running culture. Moreover, I think the challenging 750km run drew a lot of support and resonance.
From photo exhibitions to running sessions. It must have been a new challenge for Jung-sik.
🏃♀️ When I first started the Let's Project, I never imagined it would lead to an exhibition. While working on Team Jeongjik's first running project, 'TSP (The Speed Project, LA to LV 550km)', and the second running project, 'Haeparang Project 750', we captured a lot of photos and videos. So when I heard about the exhibition opportunity, I immediately thought, 'This should be a photo exhibition!' I curated the photo exhibition to let people indirectly experience Team Jeongjik's challenges.
Scenes from the photo exhibition (Photos courtesy of @honest.movement @blanc__ii @somefeel1lim)
The running session was refreshing too. We always ran with just the Jeongjik team members, but the joy of running together with people visiting Space Wadizwas something else entirely. It was especially meaningful as the first running session opened under Team Jeongjik's name, and it was a delightful experience realizing Wadizother potential.
Mr. Kwon Si-hwan, leader of Team Jeongjik introducing the photo exhibition and planner of 'Haeparang Project 750' (Photo provided by @honest.movement @blanc__ii @somefeel1lim)
Challenge Event Begins
Wadizis preparing events with various benefits to encourage more challenges.
Like Jeongjik's 'Haeparang Trail Project 750', we hope everyone will take on challenges, connect with supporters, and continue their endeavors in new ways. Who will be the next 'Jeongjik'?
The important thing is, it could be you reading this right now. 'Should I give it a try?'in your heart!
