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 […]
One Year On: The Story of Our First Ever Sign Up
One year ago today, on 28th November 2014, we had our first ever sign up for the Uganda Marathon… And it’s proved to be quite an adventure since for runner number 1, Neil. From the experience of race week to volunteering over the summer, to now finding himself back in Uganda- setting up his own project! […]
A Week Like No Other: Race Week Part 2
This is the part two of intrepid Uganda International Marathon runner Andy Teale’s blog. Missed part one? Read it here. It was hard to believe we were already halfway through our six-day adventure in Uganda. In the first three days I’d made new friends, run my first few miles in Africa and been lucky […]
The Road to Uganda: A Newbie’s Marathon Training Diary – Week 3
By Andy Teale Week 3- How I’m Preparing to Run a Marathon…in Uganda! The big question: how do you prepare for the marathon in Uganda when you’re not in Uganda yet? This is a question I didn’t take too much notice of during the opening few weeks of my training. Back in February and up […]
Diary of a UGM Runner in Training – Week 5
By Paul Lacey Welcome to Uganda Mzungu! It’s been 2 weeks since my last blog post and as promised this will be a rather special one after my incredible week in Uganda! Prior to my week in Uganda, training had been going very well and I won’t lie a part of me began to think […]
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 […]
The UK Team’s First Few Days in Uganda – What is it About Africa?!
Lizzie and Andy have both landed in Uganda and have started their monumental task of finding projects for all of you guys to support! Find out below, how they’ve gotten on with their first few days in in Uganda. Follow us some more for news and pictures about how their getting on. What is it about […]
Homosexuality in Uganda
A topic that has arisen on more than one occasion as we talk to people about the Uganda Marathon is the attitudes to homosexuality in the country. In the last few years, Uganda has received a fair amount of bad press in this area, largely due to the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act. What didn’t receive nearly as much […]
Don’t Let Ebola Stop you Exploring an Exceptional Continent
There’s been an awful lot said about the Ebola outbreak – some ridiculous, some well considered and many bang between these two extremes. We’ve been asked a few times about Ebola, and whether its affected our preparations for the marathon. In short, absolutely not. The Ebola outbreak is over 3,000 miles away from Uganda- to […]
