MTN, a mobile network company in Uganda, organises a marathon every year for a charity. This year it was organised to build wells and purification centres in northern Uganda, a region of Uganda hit by desertification. This was probably the first time in my life I run for more than 3km. This had to be a challenge I had to take. We had 3 options. Run the 10km (the people's run), the 21km (the show-offs' run) and finally the main event, the 21km (the pro run). Since this was my first time running more than 3km, I decided to run the 10km, just like most people in Kampala. There were more than 10,000 people running the 10km, which means that there was a human traffic jam. I am proud to say that I finished in the top 1000, trying my best without any prior training. These were the achieved learning outcomes:
- Engage in issues of global importance. This was the main learning outcome. I find it genius that you can look after your health while at the same time, doing it for the good cause. That is what a charity run is all about.
- Undertake new challenges. I had to know if I had it in me to run 10km, that was one of the reasons why I decided to run. On top of the fact that I had to run 10km for the first time in my life, the race started at 7a.m on a sunday. If this is not undertaking new challenges, then I don't know what is!
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