Jeep Support Alex Bellini in Trans-American Ultra-Marathon

For 70 years, the Jeep brand has embodied a spirit of freedom and pride. From our founding in a world at war, through long years and countless miles, we’ve been battle-tested, weathered elements, and defied gravity. Behind the iconic seven-slot grille has always been a vehicle made well, with pride, by people who care.

The legendary American brand that stands for freedom, adventure, authenticity, passion and uniqueness sports along with Alex Bellini in his new challenge: to run a 5,000 km race across the United States. Alex Bellini is participating in the LA-NY Footrace 2011, the trans-American ultramarathon that is taking place between Los Angeles and New York over 70 days and will cover in 70 stages fifteen different U.S. States over a distance of 70 km per day: the authentic adventure of a unique athlete who challenges himself through the land of freedom with a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited by his side in the year of the 70th Anniversary of the Jeep brand. The challenge began on June 19 th.
 The adventure of Alex Bellini will be online at www.jeep-people.com

Jeep is the Main Sponsor of the new adventure of Alex Bellini.
Alex is an athlete that keeps pushing himself to the limit and he is now trying to run across the United States of America from LA to NY. It will be an extremely tough challenge, more than 3'100 miles with an average of 45 miles per day for 70 days. At this very moment Alex has already run about 1300 miles of the 5,000 mile marathon in just 30 days.