Sahara Marathon 2025
We are eleven people from around the United Kingdom travelling to the Sahrawi Refugee camps in the Sahara Desert to take part in this years Sahara Marathon. Some of us are running. Some of us are walking. Some of us are dressing up as vegetables. The team is ...
Alexander Clemmet who is giving the full marathon a go!
Andy Pitts who is running the half marathon
Mel Pettyfer AKA Tomato who is attempting to walk the half marathon
Diana Horrocks who is hoping to walk the half marathon
David Aulton who is running and walking the half marathon
Julie Marshall who is hoping to run 10km (slowly!)
Ann Wilson who is walking at least 5km
Kate O'Neill who is hoping to walk 10km
Ann Jones
Jack O'Neill
Donatella Soldi
We are doing this to raise money to support the Growing Hope Vegetable Project which you can find out about in this video if you wish
The WESTERN SAHARA SUPPORT GROUP is a charity which aims to prevent or relieve poverty of the Sahrawi people by supporting the sustainable development of vegetable production in the Camps and a greater self-sufficiency in food production. Find out more about WSSG on our website.
Co-organizers (7)
Western Sahara Support Group
Organizer
England
Western Sahara Support Group
Beneficiary
Melanie Pettyfer
Co-organizer
David Aulton
Co-organizer
Alexander Clemmett
Co-organizer
Andy Pitts
Co-organizer