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Run with a view<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alumnus
Alumnus Richard Bryan enjoyed \u201cthe greatest view in England\u201d during the Blenheim Palace 7K<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Marathon man<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alumus
Alumus Lennart Lundberg takes on the Gothenburg half-marathon for the 14th time<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On the run in New York<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alumnus
Alumnus Dirk Bohmann takes part in the Rochester River 5K<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Holding court<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Director
Director General Iain Mattaj readies for a squash match<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Marathon drumming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Macumba
Macumba wins ‘best supporter group’<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In it to Wim it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alumnus
Alumnus Wim Vranken and friend before a 20K run in Brussels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Keeping in touch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Genome
EMBL-EBI staff, alumni and friends in the Genome Campus touch rugby team<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

High and mighty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Alumnus
Alumnus Thierry Gautier takes on the highest bridge in the world, the Millau Viaduct<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

All smiles, despite the miles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Fellows
Fellows Thomas Zichner and Maia Segura Wang run the Heidelberg half-marathon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You’ll find more great photos in the regularly updated image gallery <\/a>hosted by EMBL’s Alumni Relations office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[80,81,63],"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-lab-matters","tag-alumni","tag-anniversary","tag-image-gallery"],"acf":{"article_intro":"

Staff and alumni getting active for fun, fitness or fundraising this\u00a0year are celebrating our 40th\u00a0birthday in the process.\u00a0More than 300\u00a0complimentary running shirts have been sent far and wide, featuring the\u00a0anniversary logo\u00a0and a new public awareness motto \u2018Vom Leben lernen\u2019 (learning from life).\u00a0This campaign is being piloted in Germany, but the shirts are being sported by EMBL athletes everywhere from Blenheim Palace to San\u00a0Francisco\u00a0Bay.<\/p>\n","related_links":[{"link_description":"This initiative was managed by the EMBL Alumni Association","link_url":"http:\/\/www.embl.org\/alumni"}],"article_sources":false,"vf_locked":false,"featured":false,"color":"#007B53"},"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"yoast_head":"\nGetting shirty | EMBL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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