Run The Sahara Start

Finally! Charlie Engle is "off and running!"
Well, not quite. He has arrived in Africa and will begin running tomorrow, November 1st.
He and his teammates, Ray Zahah and Kevin Lin, will start in Senegal on the West coast of Africa. There, they will begin the 4,ooo mile run across the Sahara Desert, where temperatures reach 130 degress.
They will average about 50 miles daily for 80 consecutive days and will explore sites and villages along the way.

The documentary, filmed by award winning director/producer James Moll, will stress how hundreds of people living in the region die needlessly for lack of water. It will reach into the lives of the Afriacan people of the Sahara and delve deeply into the culture through the eyes of the three runners.

Six countries will be crossed over diverse terrain as the runners make their noble quest to bring a new vision of the Sahara and its people to the world.
On a daily basis, they will interact with the locals, learn about their lives and challenges they face each day, and give hope that "tomorrow" will be better for them.

The film's goal will be to help raise awareness and get support to dig a well in every town and village the runners pass through.

Our goal, as people with better living standards, is to help raise awareness ourselves by doing what we can to motivate others to all unite around the love of Africa and create a desire to make a difference in the lives of the people of the Sahara in the best way we know how.
The best way Charlie Engle knows is by running.
And run he will!

In his words before leaving to Africa:
"Do something now! Don't wait. Do what you can. Even the smallest effort makes a great difference."

He also said:
"Even if there was no film, I would still run. I would still run across the entire Sahara Desert. Because I can. This is what I do - I run. And if my small effort is enough to raise awareness for this great cause, then it is exactly what I'd hoped for. And because those people of Africa deserve it. Every human being on this planet deserves it."

From everyone here at Team Charlie -
We're wishing him and his team the very best!
We know you can do it!!
Good luck. And run like the wind!!
Lisa Trexler