Itinerary Announced! Here’s the Programme for the Seven-Day Adventure!
In the last few days, the UGM team has been busy adding the final touches to the Uganda Marathon 2016’s week…and here it is! As I read the schedule myself (prior to writing this), my reaction in a word was… WOW. As someone who ran the event last year, the 2016 schedule brought all the […]
20 Testimonials from our 2015 International Runners
Here are 20 testimonials from last year’s group of international runners, who came to Uganda for the six-day festival, adventure and volunteering experience. From twenty of our former runners, here’s some quick feedback, describing ‘Race Day’ itself, the week’s events, Uganda, and their overall ‘Uganda International Marathon 2015’ experience. 1. “The freaking most incredible day of […]
UGM Vlog: Project Update from Kitovu Mobile
Here’s our latest video update from one of our projects, Kitovu Mobile. Featuring Andy (our Community Partnership Manager) and Charles (Kitovu Mobile’s Director), they discuss how the support of the Uganda Marthon’s 2015 runners has helped the project, and how our 2016 runners can continue to make a lasting difference to the charity. What is […]
Interview with a UGM Runner – Manisha Abeyasinghe
The runners make the Uganda Marathon what it is. The friendships, the community, the fundraising and the determination to finish are why UGM is truly a Race Like No Other. We want to tell the stories of the runners who take part in the Uganda Marathon, because it’s their stories that are most exciting! Manisha signed […]
Changing Lives in Uganda: Stories from ‘Youth with a Vision’
In 2015, one hundred international runners travelled to Uganda, and did something amazing- they completed a 10K, half marathon or full marathon on the equator. But by doing this, they did something even more incredible- collectively they raised a staggering £73,000 for nine Ugandan charities. Working in partnership with these charities, we’ve been able to […]
Competition Winner! Announced from one of our projects in Uganda…
Over the last week, the Uganda Marathon has been holding a competition to offer one lucky person the chance to win an amazing weeklong adventure, challenge and experience of a lifetime. That’s right- the chance to win a FREE spot in the Uganda Marathon 2016! The competition was held in partnership with Escape the […]
The Uganda Marathon teams up in support of the UN Global Goals Initiative
We’re excited to announce, as of late 2015, the Uganda Marathon has teamed up in support of the United Nations Global Goals for sustainable development. This mean the marathon is now part of a massive global drive to make the world a better place. What is it? The United Nations Global Goals initiative seeks to bring the […]
Happy New Year & thank you to all our runners for their support in 2015!
Happy New Year everyone!!! We hope you’ve recovered from the New Year celebrations and had a great Christmas as well. With the end of 2015, and the beginning of a new year, we at the Uganda Marathon wanted to take this opportunity to say: A BIG THANK YOU!!! We’re very grateful to everyone who’s been involved […]
How Running the Uganda Marathon Made My Year
A year ago in December, I made the decision to take on a challenge in 2015. I was going to run the Uganda Marathon. I’d dabbled in running now and then, but I was far from a ‘seasoned runner’. Neither was I particularly fit at the time- a gym member, yes, but in name only. But when I […]
Why I took the plunge… and decided to run 26 miles in Uganda
One year ago, in December 2014, having never stepped foot in Africa and possessing limited running experience, I decided to take on a massive challenge. I decided to enter Uganda’s first ever international marathon and run 26 miles on the equator. Where it all began… My story actually starts in November, the month before. I’d just received […]
