Soeren Kruse Lilleoere
“You’ve got a very serious disease.” These were the physician’s words that day Søren Lilleøre was diagnosed with diabetes. But with help from family and friends, Søren has risen above the occasion and in 4 weeks he will run 6 marathons in a row, when he participates in Morocco’s Marathon Des Sables.
Søren Lilleøre still recalls that November day in 2002 when he and his friends had planned to celebrate J-Day, an event taking place annually when the Christmas Brew is released.
“Until that J-day in 2002 my life was mostly footloose and fancy free. I was a happy and carefree young man, perhaps a bit on the lazy side. My idea of exercise consisted of equal parts Ritter Sport (a chocolate bar) and Eurosport,” laughs Søren. More on J-day, November 2002 in a bit.
Exercise has become so much a part of Søren’s life that today we can safely say it plays an extreme role. Within the near future Søren will mount on a plane to Morocco where he will participate in one of the world’s harshest and also somewhat dangerous sport, namely Marathon Des Sables. 6 marathons in 7 days, through desert sand and 45 degree heat. And Søren can add an extra challenge on top of that list as compared to the other participants. His diabetes is something he cannot run from, but which has to be treated with medication throughout the entire 240 kilometer-long endurance race.
