Safaricom Marathon
THE 2011 SAFARICOM MARATHON
The 12th Safaricom Marathon and Half Marathon took place on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy on Saturday 25th June 2011. Organised by Tusk and supported by Safaricom this fundraising event hosted over 1,000 runners from 20 different countries. The Safaricom Marathon is regarded as one of the toughest marathons in the world. However, runners of all abilities take part, from fun runners, walkers and amateurs, to professionals like Paul Tergat the Kenyan international and former world record holder.
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THE VENUE
The course is a 21km loop run on dirt roads over an undulating route through the conservancy. The full marathon is run over two loops of the course and the half marathon over one loop. The course lies at an average altitude of 5,500 ft. Emergency medical support will be provided by AMREF, the flying doctors. A helicopter is on standby to carry out emergency medical evacuations from the course. A recovery tent is situated at the finish and will manned by medics from the Nairobi Equator Hospital, Red Cross and Nanyuki Cottage Hospital. Basic first aid is available at all water stations which are situated every 2.5km along the course.
Safaricom Marathon 2012
The 13th Safaricom Marathon will take place on Saturday 30th June 2012. Information on entry and accommodation will be made available later in the year. To register your interest in the event please email marathon@lewa.org
CONTACT DETAILS
Email: marathon@lewa.org.
A Fundraising Event
Since its inception in 2000, the Safaricom Marathon has raised Ksh 150,000,000 (over US$2,000,000) for a range of education, community development, health and wildlife conservation projects across Kenya. A few of the benefits achieved over the last ten years include:
- Supported 10 Primary Schools and 3 Secondary Schools helping over 5,000 children
- Established 4 community forestry programmes
- Supported Meru, Isiolo, Nanyuki and Timau District Hospitals
- Provided free treatment to over 300 people injured by wildlife in the region
- Supported 11 communities of diverse ethnicity across northern Kenya helping over 50,000 people
- Supported game scout operations to protect conservancy’s 100+ rhino, including the tracker dog team
- Purchased vehicle for KWS game scouts
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