The 2016 UGM International Race Times
This time last week, over 2,000 people from all over the world lined up at the starting line to run the second ever Uganda International Marathon. A tough, grueling 21km course through beautiful rural Uganda. The timings for the international runners are now in, so if you took part in this year’s event, look out […]
The 2016 Uganda Marathon 7 Day Adventure Itinerary!
Welcome to your itinerary for the 2016 Uganda Marathon! Below is all of the activities that you’ll be doing throughout the week leading up to the race. Enjoy!
A Letter to the 2016 UGM Runners
Neil came to run UGM2015 and it was his first time in Africa. He flew out with his girlfriend Katie (who’s luggage turned up the following day!) and they planned to stay for 5 weeks after the event, exploring Uganda and East Africa. For the past year, Neil & Kaite have been huge friends to […]
Glamping Spaces are Now Sold Out… But we have a waiting list!
The glamping option for accommodation during the Uganda Marathon week has now sold out. We had a really high demand and our initial allotment of spaces has now run out. This does not mean that you shouldn’t come to Uganda and take part in this amazing adventure! We have lots of spaces on the BYOT […]
Our 10 Tips for Creating an Awesome Fundraising Page
Fundraising is a massive part of the Uganda Marathon. Whilst there is no set target that you have to raise in order to come, Masaka Town and the amazing NGOs who work with the communities have opened their doors for runners to come and experience this incredible place, so in return we do all we […]
Interview with a UGM Runner – Gee Elliott
The runners make the Uganda Marathon what it is. The friendships, the community, the fundraising and the determination to finish is why UGM is truly a Race Like No Other. Here, we tell the stories of the runners who took part in the first ever Uganda Marathon. Gee was one of the people where we […]
Interview with a UGM Runner – Lucy Honeyman
The runners make the Uganda Marathon what it is. The friendships, the community, the fundraising and the determination to finish is why UGM is truly a Race Like No Other. Here, we tell the stories of the runners who took part in the first ever Uganda Marathon. Lucy was one of our more experienced international […]
Interview with a UGM Runner – Ian Watts
The runners make the Uganda Marathon what it is. The friendships, the community, the fundraising and the determination to finish is why UGM is truly a Race Like No Other. We want to tell the stories of the runners who took part in the first ever Uganda Marathon, because it’s their stories that are most […]
What you can expect from Masaka – An exceptional Town in the green hills of Lake Victoria
By Lizzie Wright Some of you reading this right now will be coming to join us in Masaka for the Uganda International Marathon, some may be thinking about it, whilst some of you would never do a silly think like run a marathon in Africa! I would imagine however that the most of you have […]
An Evening of Beer & Adventure, by the Uganda International Marathon
On January 16th, The Uganda Marathon held the 2nd ever Beer & Adventure evening at the Escape School, London. It was an evening of excitement, inspiration, meeting adventurers and talking about crazy things that people do for… Well for the sake of doing something extraordinary. If you ask any of the people involved in putting together […]
