The start took place at the Airport Münster/Osnabrück on the 30th of May. John McGurk and his teammates ran this year more than 1.300 km to reach the Arche in Warsaw, Poland. Together with the foundation of Lukas Podolski, Germanys national team striker, sportler 4 a childrens world collected more than 54.600 € to help children in Warsaw.

In Warsaw, the team was invited by Mrs Anna Komorowska, the wife of the President of Poland, to talk about the charity run. John and his fellows also showed their respect to Janusz Korzcak, who saved children during the World War II.