The week would not have been such a success if it were not for 2 things. What makes the Orbis Challenge so amazing…. It was just a buzz all the way well until we all got on different flights and a bit of sadness and a few tears kicked in. Definitely an action-packed week but the energy levels of everyone involved never dropped. I’m left scratching my head, when I see all the pictures and think of all the memories, to believe it all took place over just 7 days. It’s amazing to look back at that week in Malawi. Not many people can say they have seen herds of elephant drinking on the banks of The Shire River! And we all got to know each other.
A river safari was one of the highlights.
The week itself is so much more than the running. We visited an international standard school, an orphanage, we visited a community project and did a 3km with hundreds of school children many of whom ran with sheer joy despite being barefoot. We had chances to shop in local markets try a bit of horse-riding, chill out by a waterfall watch some students perform drama and so much more. Whether shopping in the markets of Zomba, visiting numerous community projects that are enriching and improving lives, running with local guide runners, or just eating out the incredible grace, humility, friendship and love of the Malawian people cannot be beaten.Īn incredible example for me of those with less having all the good qualities we should have as human beings. People with incredible love and humility. It may be a country with one of the lowest GDP’s in the world, but there is one thing that Malawi is not short of. In the course of a week you get to do 3 runs that are so unique but show you the incredible beauty of Malawi. The fun is the guide runners telling us they are going for a ‘proper’ run after the ‘gentle stroll’ we did with them! The Malawian people… From the ascent of running Mulanje, the beauty and undulation of Zomba and the increasing heat of the final run. Emotional because there is a real sense of having done a run where you have worked so hard.
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