Marathoners of Maasai
Six Maasai warriors will run the London Marathon “in traditional dress — a red ’shuka’ blanket toga and car-tire sandals — carrying spears and shields showing their running numbers”.
“And we will do the whole marathon with no water,” one of them adds. “We often travel for many days, eating only twice a day, and we have no water.”
Their purpose is to raise money to help find and access a fresh water source for their community. [via link]
“It is affecting our people. Our children are dying. We are infected with disease from water which is dark and dirty. We sometimes have years with no rain.”
