Running For Water

Transforming Plight into Possibility
As a fundraising platform, the Blue Planet Run Foundation creates epic endurance events and individual challenges that showcase human commitment, passion and stamina. These are all qualities absolutely essential for solving the drinking water crisis world wide through localized, community-based projects that we believe are most effective in tackling the problem.

These events and programs geared around them gain the attention, first, of the participants and then of the media and general public. We are able to use the spotlight to address the water crisis and spread our message: we can and must begin today to alleviate the catastrophic burden placed on over a billion people who, every day, must drink unsafe local water, or travel long distances on foot to search for safe water for themselves and their families.

Global run comes home with the 10 mile challenge

Calling all runners. Make your miles matter! The BPR 2007 Team's commitment took us around the world. Your commitment can bring our message home.

The running programs created by the foundation are the Blue Planet Run, an epic international event to be held every few years, Blue Planet Run 24, an ongoing series of regional 24-hour trail running events, and the 30-Mile Challenge, a personal athletic program. Each showcases the human spirit and pushes the limits of an individual’s comfort and endurance. The programs act as a platform to raise money for safe drinking water projects.

It all began June 1, 2007 on the steps of the United Nations in New York City. The Blue Planet Run 2007 team of 21 international runners set off on a non-stop relay on foot entirely around the world through the U.S., Ireland, the U.K., France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Belarus, Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan and Canada. The Baton was passed and our message was read at more than 1,500 exchange points along the way.

world relay run route

EXPERIENCE THE 2007 JOURNEY

The movement began with a step, followed by millions more.

21 international runners, 24 hours a day, 95 days, 15,200 miles, 26.7 million strides
to deliver the message, on foot, hand to hand, face to face, step by step, drop by drop ...
and we will continue until everyone has safe drinking water.

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