After conquering the Chicago Marathon last year, Kenya Pipeline Managing Director Joe Sang' will run at next month’s Berlin Marathon to raise funds to educate needy children.
Through the Joe Sang Foundation — which was started last year — Sang' hopes to raise Sh200 million in the next two years, an investment he believes will empower countless lives and create a brighter future for all. So far, the foundation has raised over Sh10 million and targets Sh100 million by the end of the year to benefit children starting school in January 2026.
On Saturday morning, Sang', accompanied by half a dozen training partners, braved the elements to complete a 30km run on Karen roads.
The 5am workout is part of Sang’s final build-up to next month’s Berlin Marathon, his second World Marathon Majors race after conquering last year’s Chicago Marathon in a personal best time of three hours and seven minutes on his 42km debut.
He targets a sub-three-hour run in the German city. Sang', an avid golfer, holds a 1:32:44 personal best over half marathon, alongside training partner John Terer, managing director at motor sales company, Car City. Terer ran alongside Sang' in Chicago and was among those who took part in Saturday's run. Others were Tony Lel, Emmanuel Cheruiyot, Matthew Melly and Silas Simatwo.
The run centred around Mbagathi Ridge, Marula Lane, Forest Lane and Karen Brooks, at 1,700 metres above sea level. "I’d like to thank my friends for supporting the Joe Sang Foundation to enable children to go through school. Today, we are formally launching our Berlin Marathon challenge, which will be on September 21,” Sang said after the just over two hours’ run.
"My call to action to our well-wishers today and Kenyans at large is to support the Joe Sang Foundation by donating towards the cause, which is the transformation of one child at a time.” "We are very happy to wake up early and join in supporting the Joe Sang Foundation by training with Sang' as he prepares for the Berlin Marathon, where he is aiming to run the marathon in under three hours,” said Cheruiyot.
"Joe is a fighter! Watching him train and running alongside him in training, I’m confident he will break the three-hour barrier in Berlin and all for a good cause – giving a chance to needy children to get a good education,” chipped Simatwo. The Joe Sang Foundation was formed last year.
