RUN ACROSS KENYA FOR A CHILD’S HEART

Brought to you by Care for Child’s heart and extreme endurance athlete and
Kenya Duathlon Champion James Mwaura Mbugua

Introduction

Care for a Childs Heart facilitates and coordinates medical support programs for
marginalized children affected by heart disease, so as to restore health, hope and
happiness.

Care for a Childs Heart;

 Works with Kenyan doctors who refer needy families to CFACH.
 Pays for diagnostic tests and evaluations and provide medications.
 Offers a place for families to stay in Nairobi.
 Covers the cost of surgery or other medical treatment.
 Provides travel assistance for those whose surgeries take place outside
Kenya.
 Provides necessary medications and monitor needed follow up.

James Mwaura Mbugua who is Care for a child’s heart goodwill ambassador is an
extreme endurance athlete and Kenyan 2021 National Duathlon Champion with a
passion for charity and being an inspiration to the world.

Ultra Marathon Background

An ultra-marathon is an event which is typically either segmented into daily events

of a specified distance or time, or staged so that a runner can run as far as he/she
wants, at his/her own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days.
Multiday races can range from continuous 48-hour track events to staged
transcontinental treks.
Background Run across Kenya for a child’s heart.

Care for Childs Heart (Cfach) in collaboration with James Mwaura Mbugua,
conceived the idea of running 906km across Kenya, from Kisumu to Mombasa in 10
days, to raise awareness about congenital heart disease and also to raise funds for
vulnerable families with children suffering from congenital heart disease. In other
words, your support will facilitate pre-surgery assessment, transport for medical
review, documents for travel and stay at the Family Centre. Children are the future
of the world, and this campaign seeks to alleviate the suffering of those with CHDs.

The route:
To see this marathon route
visit https://www.mapsdirections.info/en/draw-route-google-maps/viewMap.php?route=409628

Stage Route Distance

1 Kisumu - Kericho 85 km
2 Kericho - Bomet 76 km
3 Bomet - Narok 90 km
4 Narok – Maai Mahiu 90 km
5 Maai Mahiu – Athi River 86 km
6 Athi River - Emali 87 km
7 King stage Emali – Mtito Andei 127 km
8 Queen stage Mtito Andei - Voi 103 km
9 Voi - Taru 85 km
10 Taru - Mombasa 78 km
Partnering with us also has the following benefits
 Increased brand exposure through the event itself, event advertising, and
media coverage – The run brings with it significant media coverage including
live broadcast distribution at every stage through social media platforms, the
world record academy media platform and by leading media houses in the
country and abroad.
World record academy -
 In-event speaking opportunities that help boost your brand equity.
There will be press briefings every evening of each stage of the race and
meetings with the supporters and fans.   
 Direct contact with an audience full of relatively warm leads through the
social media and physical meetings
 Access to data about event interactions, which can be highly informative for
product development and market research 

Ways of supporting:
You can help sponsor the Ultramarathon by sponsoring the athlete and a support
team of 4 for the 10 days or by donating money to care for a child’s heart playbill
number or mobilizing communities to host the runners in the evening during breaks,
cheer him on the road, and share posts about the run.

Athlete list of Requirements

1. Running shoes 4 pairs (2 pairs of size 8uk, 1 8.5uk and 1 9uk)
2. Shorts 3 pairs (small size)
3. Water proof pants 2 pairs (small size)
4. Socks 4 pairs
5. Running Cap 3
6. Jacket 2
7. Water proof jacket 1
8. Running T-shirts 4 (small size)
9. Base Layer 3
10. Balaclava 3
11. Gloves
12. Eye glasses
13. Neck gaiters
14. Garmin/coros
15. Power bank
16. Headlamp
17. Hand torch
18. Hydration vest
19. Trekking poles
20. Emergency blanket
21. First aid kit
22. Supplements (Creatine, wheel protein, electrolytes and energy bars)
23. Water flasks
24. Tent 2 (Support team and myself)
25. Sleeping bag 3 (Support team and myself)
26. Stove
27. Massage hammer
28. Knife (in case of emergency)
29. Reflectors 3
30.150ltrs of petrol for the support motorbike
31. Food and Water (For 10 days

cfach.org

Thank you!