In 2010, Hope Runs will be leading a Guinness World Record-breaking endeavor to complete 7 marathons on 7 continents in only 7 weeks. With a team of dedicated runners, physical therapists, and doctors, we are committed to breaking some fantastic Guinness World Records. We are also proud to be running a green event through carbon-emissions-offset sponsoring.

The Hope Runs 777 Challenge will help bring the issues facing the 14.5 million AIDS orphans in Africa alone to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. By pushing ourselves to the limit, our team will raise awareness for the issues facing orphaned and vulnerable children (OVCs) all over the world, mobilizing people everywhere to become more involved. With each member of the team covering his or her own costs and committing to raise thousands more toward the cause, this effort will help to make a lasting impact in places that need it most.

We are still accepting applications for the 2010 team. We are looking for dedicated runners, marathoners, doctors or nurses, physical therapists, and physical trainers who would be committed to spending six weeks of 2010 working toward this record-breaking goal. If you do not fall into one of these categories, but feel you have what it takes, please send us an application.

The team will also be required to do extensive fundraising, both to pay for their own trips and to meet a minimum fundraising goal set for each member. We will be happy to help with fundraising strategies and ideas, but each member will be trusted to earn enough to make this challenge a highly successful fundraising effort.

You can download an application here, or if you have any questions, please contact us at hoperuns777@gmail.com.

Because we have committed ourselves to having all of our fundraising go directly to the Hope Runs kids who inspired this endeavor in the first place, we are actively seeking further sponsorship to offset the cost of such an event.

We seek sponsorship from fitness products, equipment outlets, travel companies or other interested parties. For proposals or questions about current or future sponsorship, please contact our public relations associate at hoperuns.pr@gmail.com

Hope Runs' Mission: To use running and athletics as a gateway for the empowerment of AIDS orphans with the tools of personal health, social entrepreneurship, and technology.

Hope Runs is the Sport for Development arm of IBECOME. Hope Runs and IBECOME are 501c3 non-profit organizations