Accelerate Ethiopia

RESULTS: 179 runners in Ethiopia's first ever trail race | 871 successful sight restoring surgeries | 1 new library to serve 500 primary school students and a 1000-person rural community in the heart of Northern Ethiopia.

In February of 2013, eleven committed runners joined elite athletes Scott Jurek, Gebre Gebremariam, and Yemane Tsegay for the first ever trail race in the cradle of humanity that also culminated a week of shared contribution to the eye health and educational strength of Ethiopia. I was honored to produce and present Accelerate Ethiopia – my most recent project in Africa in partnership with the Himalayan Cataract Project and imagine1day.

Click below for more, read the in-process blogs from the trip or visit accelerateethiopia.com for race results and more informaiton.