Despite
heavy rain during the preceding week, the day of the third Kenya Marafun dawned
clear and sunny. 319 took part, running, jogging and walking over the steep
hills and through the cliff-lined valleys of Hell’s Gate national park, past
herds of giraffe, zebra and warthogs.
Eighty
former street boys from the Sunshine Centre led the way, accompanied by
students from the Naivasha Polytechnic, Bishop Wambari Girl’s school and a team
of visitors who travelled all the way from UK to take part.
Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) provided a team of rangers to patrol the park and keep inquisitive buffaloes away from the route. KWS head warden Peter Lekeren was so impressed with the event that he invited us to do it again next year!