We see our GEF Globe Run series as as a way for runners/walkers from all over the world to unite during the COVID-19 crisis, kindly sponsored by prosource.IT and MDT International.
The 2020 GEF Globe Run series is now complete; finishing this month with the ‘how far can you run in 22 minutes’ challenge. Each finisher receives a unique medal celebrating the 22 children of Pavilion Village children’s home who inspired GEF to start back in 2014.
Throughout the series, which started back in April, each person who entered made a minimum donation (£10) and in doing so we are able to provide one of our families in Kenya with 4 days of food and essential items during the COVID-19 situation.
131 people completed the latest challenge in 10 different countries and in the process raised a fantastic £1,522.76. Runs/walks were completed in Bermuda, South Korea, Switzerland, Mexico, USA, Guyana, Kenya, Spain, Australia and the UK. Medals will be sent out late August and full results can be viewed here GEF-Globe-Run-22minute-challenge-results.
Our first Globe Run (a virtual 5k) in April 2020 raised an incredible £5,508 with 435 people taking part from 21 countries across 6 continents. Results can be viewed here.
In May 2020, our second Globe Run (a virtual 1 mile) saw 200 people run or walk in 12 different countries – Mexico, Palestine, Guyana, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, Canada and the UK – and in the process raised a fantastic £1,836. Full results of the 1 mile are available here
Across our 2020 GEF Globe Run series we were able to achieve the following:
Huge thanks to Will Shek and Jonathan Moniatis for their design work on this initiative and to Dennis Darcy for arranging the medals.
For a full update on what we are doing to support families during the COVID-19 crisis please click here.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting the GEF Globe Run series of 2020; we will be back next year!
