We are SO excited to announce our newest trip, an opportunity to run not one but TWO 50k runs in Lima and Arequipa, Peru this December! And it’s not just any old ultra run. With our runs, we’ll be helping to bridge the divide between some of the poorest and some of the wealthiest communities in urban and rural Peru.
Run Amok Tours is proud to be sponsor the 2012 100 km Run for Change, which benefits Health Bridges International (www.hbint.org). HBI is a wonderful organization that works to support and empower people living in impoverished and underserved areas of Peru. They do this through a number of outreach programs that provide health care, education and community throughout cities and towns in Peru.
Following a successful albeit small (3-person) 100 km total run last December, we’ve decided the more, the merrier. So we’re opening up the run to 10 more runners. Because this is a grueling undertaking (two 50k runs 3 days apart, one in heat and one at elevation) we can accept only those runners who have prior ultradistance experience.
And this will be an ultrarun like no other you’ve done. Rather than a “race”, this is a group run in which we’ll work and run together to create bridges between young and old, poor and rich, runners and nonrunners. We’ll have the chance to run down the Pan-american Highway, through the streets of Lima, as well as through areas that most tourists never know exist.
Each runner will be responsible for raising $3,000 to be part of this epic trip. Coaching and fundraising support will be provided as part of that fundraising, as will your food, lodging, in-country travel, and run-day support. (Please note that your travel to and from the US is NOT included.) And we encourage (and can help with) extending your visit to this fascinating country either before or after our runs.
So RUN, don’t walk, to our website: www.iamthebridge.org and download your application now. Remember, we can only take 10 runners on this, so once we’re full, we’ll start a waiting list. But sign up now and start planning for the trip of a lifetime.
