On a mission to raise funds for the education-focused initiatives in India, an Australian marathoner will embark on a 76-day-long-run from Jaisalmer to Meghalaya in August. Samantha Gash, a corporate lawyer by profession, who is now an athlete, said my mind and heart is determined to finish the physical and mental challenge that is Run India. It will definitely be one day at a time and remember that I need to be highly adaptable in order to do so.
She said the objective to undertake the challenge of running the almost 4,000 km-stretch covering several Indian cities from West to East was to raise funds which would go towards funding education-focussed initiatives through World Visions programmes in India. My hope is also that I can shed some light on the complexities Indians face when it comes to accessing education and that a grassroots and holistic approach to development can be a life or game changer, the 31-year-old said.
She has run through some of the most extreme and inhospitable locations from deserts in Chile, China, Egypt and Antarctica, to mountains of Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Her Indian challenge would include not a direct run from West to East India but would also include other parts to visit World Vision development programmes in Pauri and Darjeeling. Samantha said that she was fascinated with India after her 2011 trip when she ran non stop for 222 km in Leh. I found the running community in India so supportive and passionate. The landscape and terrain is incredibly diverse from desert to urban centres, mountains, tea estates, jungles and forests, she said.PTI
She said the objective to undertake the challenge of running the almost 4,000 km-stretch covering several Indian cities from West to East was to raise funds which would go towards funding education-focussed initiatives through World Visions programmes in India. My hope is also that I can shed some light on the complexities Indians face when it comes to accessing education and that a grassroots and holistic approach to development can be a life or game changer, the 31-year-old said.
She has run through some of the most extreme and inhospitable locations from deserts in Chile, China, Egypt and Antarctica, to mountains of Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Her Indian challenge would include not a direct run from West to East India but would also include other parts to visit World Vision development programmes in Pauri and Darjeeling. Samantha said that she was fascinated with India after her 2011 trip when she ran non stop for 222 km in Leh. I found the running community in India so supportive and passionate. The landscape and terrain is incredibly diverse from desert to urban centres, mountains, tea estates, jungles and forests, she said.PTI
