Roparun is the longest relay run in the world.
It's goal is to raise as much money as possible for the Roprarun Foundation which strives to enable people with cancer to i.e. go on a week's holiday with their family or provide extra facilities in hospitals or day-centres where people with the same affliction can meet each other.
For healthy people this is something ordinary, but for people with cancer, this can be of the utmost importance.

The foundation "Roparun" (which stands for Rotterdam-Paris Run) has a motto which reads "Try to add expection to life, where life expectation cannot be added".

In 1992 Roparun was born.
The course was approximately 530 km long and started on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam and finished in Parc La Courneuve in Paris.
The route has been changed since 2004 and now runs from Paris to Rotterdam.

In 2009 there will be more than 250 teams at the starting line.
The proceeds from all these teams will go to the Roprun Foundation and they will be used to better the lives of people with cancer.
Since 1992 Roparum has raised in ecess of 25 million Euro's.

Fundament Team in Vlaardingen.

The Roparun has a special presidence for the indoor football team Fundament Vlaardingen.
For many years members of this indoor football club have participated in this relay race.
Fundament Vlaardingen mean to form their own team.