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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Dmitry Erokhin
| full_name        = Dmitry Yurievich Erokhin
| image            = Dmitry Erokhin in Losiny Ostrov 08.jpg
| caption          = 2017
| native_name      = Дмитрий Юрьевич Ерохин
| native_name_lang = ru
| nationality      = Russian
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== Biography ==
Dmitry Erokhin was born in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast in 1979. He is currently a resident of Moscow district [[Golyanovo]]. He has a degree in law.<ref name="Мун">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/innuendo/903838.html|title="На награждение его выносят на носилках – стоять сам он не может". Человек, который пробежал от Москвы до Сочи|trans
_-title="At the medals ceremony he is brought on the stretcher because he can't physically stand" — The man who has run the distance from Moscow to Sochi|language=Russian|author=Roman Mun|publisher=[[sports.ru]]|date=2016-02-27|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>

=== Sports career beginning ===
In the summer of 2006 Dmitry Erokhin took an interest in running. He has said that he became involved in sports thanks to the book ''Running for Help'' by Andrey Chirkov. The author described 100 days of preparation for his first marathon:<ref name="Гусарова">{{cite web|url=https://snob.ru/selected/entry/81221/page/4|title=О чем они говорят, когда говорят о беге. Шесть марафонских историй|trans_-title=What are they talking when telling about running. Six marathon stories|language=Russian|author=Yulia Gusarova|publisher=[[snob.ru]]|date=2014-09-20|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>

{{Cquote|text=I didn't like sports, but I was inspired by this story. I immediately created the plan of my workouts and chose the date of the very next race for 100-days workout term. That was a marathon in Nizhny Novgorod. So in 96 days I realized what I had been planning.|author=Dmitry Erokhin|source=snob.ru}}

Thanks to the same book, Erokhin got involved in ultramarathon races: in April 2009 he debuted in the 100&nbsp;km Running Russian Championship in [[Pushchino]], [[Moscow Oblast]].<ref name="100m">{{cite web|url=http://100marathonclub.ru/m/erokhin.html|title=Дмитрий Ерохин|trans_-title=Dmitry Erokhin|publisher=Russian Club "100 Marathons"|language=Russian|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref><ref name="Мун"/> He came in 8th place and met the champion Vsevolod Hudyakov. Hudyakov has been Erokhin's coach since 2009.

(contracted; show full)e race in Sahara had to take 6 days, the distance was about {{convert|230|km|mi}}<ref name="Жилин">{{cite web|url=http://x-race.info/news/11365/|title=Fifty guys - Sultan Marathon des Sables 2013|author=Denis Zhilin|publisher=x-race.info|date=2013-04-25|accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> and the temperature was from +30 to +50&nbsp;°C.<ref name="Бабак">{{cite web|url=http://www.redbull.com/ru/ru/stories/1331836296756/dmitriy-erokhin-interview|title=Бегущий человек|trans
_-title=Running Man|language=Russian|author=Roman Babak|publisher=[[Red Bull|redbull.com]]|date=2016-12-23|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> The competition planners provided all the participants with water, but the other equipment (including food and clothes, sleeping bags or tents) had to be carried in runners' rucksacks.<ref name="Мун"/>

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Dmitry Erokhin took part in a charity race before the start of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]. This race from Moscow to Sochi was dedicated to the fight against [[stroke]], and its main goal was to collect 100 roubles for a social commercial for ORBI foundation, whose president Darya Lisichenko is also fond of marathon running.<ref name="РИА2">{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/disabled_help/20140129/992006108.html|title=Дмитрий Ерохин: бегом от Москвы до Сочи против инсульта|trans
_-title=Dmitry Erokhin: running from Moscow to Sochi against the stroke|language=Russian|author=|publisher=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=2014-01-29|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> The race was announced by the biggest media agencies, and crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru began gathering the finances:<ref name="РИА1">{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/disabled_vzrosl/20131222/985446130.html|title=Известный спортсмен посвятит свой марафонский забег борьбе с инсультом|trans_-title=The famous sportsman dedicates his marathon race to the fight against the stroke|language=Russian|author=|publisher=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=2013-12-22|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>

{{Cquote|text=There is a tradition in the United States and Europe: a sportsman's any serious races must be arranged for supporting charity idea close to his ideals. So I decided to dedicate my race to the fight against the stroke. I know how serious this problem is both in Russia and the whole world. Moreover, any running is very good prophylaxis of stroke, and the foundation helps to people who suffered from this disease. One can compare my race with recovery after the stroke: this is a daily monotonous work when you overcome yourself, do not dare yourself to retreat from your goal and surely believe in your victory.|author=Dmitry Erokhin|source=[[RIA Novosti]]}}

Erokhin started on January 7, 2014 in 10:00 ([[UTC+03:00|Moscow time]]) at the road sign of Zero kilometre on the [[Red Square]]. Everyone might support him, and some runners joined him at the very beginning of the race. During the whole distance Erokhin was escorted by his friend Alexey Merkulov who drove the car.<ref name="Кремер">{{cite web|url=https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/here_and_now/chto_obschego_mezhdu_vosstanovleniem_zdorovja_posle_insulta_i_marafonom_moskva_sochi-361808/|title=Что общего между восстановлением здоровья после инсульта и марафоном Москва-Сочи?|trans_-title=What is common between health recovery after the stroke and Moscow-Sochi marathon?|language=Russian|author=Lika Kremer|publisher=[[Dozhd]]|date=2014-02-01|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> Other runners joined Erokhin and Merkulov, and some of them ran dozens of kilometres.<ref name="Кравченко">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HSUaHseic|title=55 км в день: россиянин бежит на Олимпиаду в Сочи|trans_-title=55 km a day: a Russian runs to the Sochi Olympics|author=Michael Kravchenko|publisher=[[Russia Today]]|date=2014-01-15|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>

According to the schedule, Erokhin was to run from 55 to 60&nbsp;km a day and finish in Sochi in 30 days on February 7 exactly at the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]]. The main part of the distance was run along the [[M4 highway (Russia)|M4 Don highway]]. Erokhin passed 1376&nbsp;km in 23 days and on 29 January he was in Krasnodar. He managed to visit [[Lipetsk]], [[Voronezh]] and [[Rostov-on-Don]] while housing in hotels, publishing photos from his route on [[Instagram]]<ref name="Кравченко"/> and giving interviews to journalists.<ref name="Гордин">{{cite web|url=http://www.ntv.ru/video/722887/|title=Российский спортсмен устроил ультрамарафон до Сочи в помощь больным инсультом|trans_-title=Russian sportsman arranged the marathon to Sochi for people suffered from stroke|language=Russian|author=Svyatoslav Gordin|publisher=[[NTV (Russia)|NTV]]|date=|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref><ref name="СЭ">{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/running/news/656362/|title=Марафонец в честь Игр-2014 пробежал 1700 км от Москвы до Сочи|trans_-title=Marathon runner has run 1700 km from Moscow to Sochi in honor of 2014 Games|language=Russian|author=|publisher=[[Sport Express]]|date=2014-02-06|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> He took some more days to reach Sochi, the goal of his race. Erokhin sometimes ran 80 or 90&nbsp;km per day,<ref name="furfur">{{cite web|url=http://www.furfur.me/furfur/heros/heroes-furfur/214047-kak-soyti-s-uma-po-primeru-russkih-ekstremalov|title=Как сойти с ума этим летом по примеру русских экстремалов|trans_-title=How to go crazy this summer: follow the Russian extremals|language=Russian|author=|publisher=furfur.me|date=2015-07-06|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> so he finished on February 2 in the microdistrict Magri, at the administrative border of Sochi, the city of the 2014 Winter Olympics.<ref name="Кантор">{{cite web|url=http://www.mn.ru/society/89196|title=Ультрамарафонец пробежал от Москвы до Сочи|trans_-title=Ultramarathon runner has run from Moscow to Sochi|language=Russian|author=Vadim Kantor|publisher=[[Moscow News]]|date=2014-02-06|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> He ran more than 1700&nbsp;km, and on February 8 more than 130 thousand Russian roubles were gathered.

=== Issyk-Kul 2014 ===
In October 2014 Dmitry Erokhin ran 350&nbsp;km along the shore of the [[Issyk-Kul]] Lake for supporting the [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz]] foundation for the fight against [[childhood cancer]].<ref name="ozero">{{cite web|url=http://mir24.tv/news/sport/11470197|title=Российский Форрест Гамп намерен обежать озеро Иссык-Куль в Кыргызстане за 4 дня|trans_-title=Russian Forrest Gamp shall run Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan in 4 days|language=Russian|publisher=[[Mir (Russian public service broadcaster)|MIR 24]]|date=2014-10-23|accessdate=2017-01-06}}</ref>

=== Three Sisters ===
In 2015 Erokihn created the idea of the summer Three Sisters Ultramarathon and took part in it. The idea of the marathon is the similar start of Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian athletes from Moscow, Kiev and Minsk respectively to reach the Three Sisters Memorial located in the tripoint of three states' borders.<ref name="Болотин">{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2016/07/15/rossijskie-marafoncy-probegut-630-km-v-mezhdunarodnom-zabege-tri-sestry.html|title=Забег "Три сестры" вновь соберет бегунов из РФ, Украины и Белоруссии|trans_-title=The Three Sisters Running will gather again runners from Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus|language=Russian|author=Vladimir Bolotin|publisher=[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]]|date=2016-07-15|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref> The next race took part in 2016, but without Erokhin, who was preparing for his next ambitious project, running around the [[Baikal]] Lake.<ref name="Болотин"/> The distance was from 1400 to 2000&nbsp;km (regarding from occasions), the term was 50 days.<ref name="Байкал24">{{cite web|url=http://baikal24.ru/text/03-07-2016/ultaramarafonech/|title=Ультарамарафонец Дмитрий Ерохин - бегом вокруг Байкала|trans_-title=Ultramarathon runner Dmitry Erokhin — running around Baikal|language=Russian|author=|publisher=Baikal24|date=2016-07-03|accessdate=2016-12-30}}</ref>

=== Baikal 2016 ===
Ultratrail running Baikal was created by Erokhin as a humanity media action: he expected to attract public attention to Baikal and the Transbaikal region, to its ecological problems and perspectives of health resort and recreation zone. Moreover, Erokhin positioned his race as a Wiki-expedition during which he would gather encyclopaedic materials and take photos of different objects. These photos would be given to Wikimedia Commons and used as illustrations of Wikipedia articles dedicated to Baikal and the region.<ref name="Дементьева">{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2016/07/04/reg-sibfo/marafonec-otpravilsia-v-50-dnevnyj-probeg-vokrug-bajkala.html|title=Марафонец отправился в 50-дневный пробег вокруг Байкала|trans_-title=Marathon runner began his 50-days race around Baikal|language=Russian|author=Yekaterina Dementyeva|publisher=[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]]|date=2016-07-04|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref><ref name="Байкал24"/>

On July 1, 2016 Erokhin moved by ferry from the village Listvyanka, [[Irkutskiy District]] to Port Baika,l where he began his race.<ref name="Дементьева"/><ref name="ВИ1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCD5ZhZRBpE|title=Ультрамарафонец Дмитрий Ерохин стартовал из посёлка Порт Байкал|trans_-title=Ultramarathon runner Dmitry Erokhin started from Port Baikal town|language=Russian|author=|publisher=[[Vesti (VGTRK)|Vesti Irkutsk]]|date=2016-07-01|accessdate=2016-12-30}}</ref> He had consultants, financial support and an escorting group with a cat and catamaran. Another extreme sportsman, Alexander Soldatov, took part similarly with Erokhin, using a [[kayak]]. However, most of his race Erokhin spent alone with a map, compass and satellite phone. He had a snack only once a day and he could mee(contracted; show full)y hospital's section of infectious diseases with suspicions of [[tick-borne encephalitis]]. He underwent a course of immunoglobulin treatment and in some days he moved to [[Ulan-Ude]] hospital. On August 12 he came back to Moscow to continue his treatment. During 28 days Erokhin ran 1200&nbsp;km and with 500&nbsp;km to finish.<ref name="ВИ">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frFujMn1JKo|title=Марафонец Дмитрий Ерохин госпитализирован с подозрением на энцефалит|trans
_-title=Marathon runner Dmitry Erokhin is hospitalised with possible tick-borne encephalitis|language=Russian|author=|publisher=[[Vesti (VGTRK)|Vesti Irkutsk]]|date=2016-08-03|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>

=== 2017 plans ===
[[File:Dmitry Erokhin in Losiny Ostrov 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Dmitry Erokhin's workout in [[Losiny Ostrov National Park]], February 2017]]
As for the end of 2016, Dmitry Erokhin took part in 46 marathons and a number of ultramarathons.<ref name="Бабак"/> On January 1, 2017 he took part in a Moscow parkrun and the III Moscow New Year Marathon under the motto "Feel the most senseless day of the year with the sense". He has been keeping the custom of the New Year celebration in running since 2009 and popularizing road running as the alternative to copious dinners.<ref name="МИР">{{cite web|url=http://mirtv.ru/video/47904/|title=Возможно ли встретить Новый год без излишеств|trans_-title=May one celebrate New Year without luxury?|language=Russian|author=|publisher=[[Mir (Russian public service broadcaster)|MIR TV]]|date=2016-12-27|accessdate=2016-12-30}}</ref>

{{Cquote|text=When January, 1 with one million kilometres ran by us comes, we will change a bit the world. And if we ran a billion kilometres, next day we will wake up in another world|author=Dmitry Erokhin|source=Mir TV}}

The main goals of 2017 for Erokhin are the [[wmru:Вики-экспедиции/Марокко/en|Sakhara race]] (accomplished in March), Everest race (accomplished in May), [[wmru:Вики-экспедиции/Сахалин/en|1200-km Sakhalin race]] (August) and an ultramarathon across [[Golden Ring|Golden Ring of Russia]] which will pass through eight cities.<ref name="Бабак"/>

== Wikimedia movement ==
[[Image:Jimmy Wales in Moscow 2016-09-14 17.jpg|thumb|250px|Dmitry Erokhin (center) at Jimmy Wales' visit in Moscow, September 2016]]
Dmitry Erokhin has been an active Russian Wikipedia user since 2009 (nickname '''Erokhin'''). He began more than 5000 articles. In 2012 he was awarded as author of the biggest number of articles (4294 created pages).<ref name="Байкал24"/> He has been a Wikipedia popularizer since 2015 thanks to giving comments about free encyclopedia work principles to the media and telling about his participation in Wikipedia.<ref name="Pravda">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YadtJxPVrCs|title="Википедию" ждёт запрет в России?|trans_-title=Is Wikipedia waiting for the ban in Russia?|author=|publisher=[[Pravda.ru]]|date=2015-01-22|accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref><ref name="Байкал24"/>

The Baikal Ultramarathon of 2016 was positioned by Erokhin as a Wiki-expedition. Multiple images were made during this expedition and uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons, and different articles on the theme of Baikal were created and completed.<ref name="Байкал24"/> In September 2016 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales at his meeting with Moscow Wikipedians told about Erokhin's expedition to the [[Baikal]] Lake and invited him for the round table of the visit's organizers. In August 2017 Erokhin took part in a [[wmru:Вики-экспедиции/Сахалин/en|Wiki-expedition through Sakhalin Island]] (from the north to the south, 1200&nbsp;km in 19 days).

== Notes ==
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== References ==
=== Books and articles ===
* {{cite book |last= Chirkov |first= A.L.|date= 2014|title=Бег в мудрость|trans_-title=  Running for wisdom|url= |location= Moscow|publisher= VINITI-Nauka|pages= 60–64|isbn=978-5-600-00636-2|author-link= |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book |last= Chirkov |first= A.L.|date= 2015|title=За бег!|trans_-title=For the running!|location=Moscow|publisher= |pages=350–355|isbn=978-5-9906626-1-2|author-link= |ref=harv}}
* {{cite journal |date= September 5, 2015|title= 440 км за 7 дней|trans_title= 440 km in 7 days|url=http://s3cdn.joomag.com/pdf/0/429/429407/0390037001475135938.pdf?name=RUN+Magazine+%E2%84%965&1476240014|journal= Run. Русский журнал о беге|pages=56–61|doi= |access-date= }}

=== External links ===
{{Commons category|Dmitry Erokhin}}
* {{cite web|url=http://openmonte.com/community_item/montenegro/614.html|title=Дмитрий Ерохин: "Марафон в Подгорице располагает к рекордам"|trans_-title=Podgorica Marathon inclines to records, Dmitry Erokhin says|language=Russian|author=Jelena Jačimović|publisher=openmonte.com|date=2013-10-28|accessdate=2016-12-27|ref=Ячимович}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8xZrBk4mps|title=Moscow Marathon|author=|language=Russian|publisher=[[TV Tsentr]]|date=2013-09-12|accessdate=2016-12-27|ref=ТВЦ}}

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