We were recently approached by Mr. Peter Kehoe with a proposal on his part to do a “Run for Korea”. His plan is to run the 248km (154 miles) in the UK over the course of 20 weeks beginning January 1st. (248 miles is the same length of the DMZ that separates North and South Korea). He will cover between 5 and 10 kilometers every few days and track it on his blog which you can view HERE.

We asked him what his motivation was for taking up this endeavor and he told us that upon hearing about the floods North Korea experienced over the past year he decided that he wanted to do something on their behalf. He then began researching organizations working within the country and his research led him to CFK. Peter told us, 

“I think it’s a responsibility of the outside world to help the people there in whatever way possible, and right now, that means financial/food aid. I wanted to run a long distance, over a long period, as this was a doable fundraiser for me, and the distance/time aspect would be quite a big deal; the DMZ was a perfect length, and I think the symbolism of helping those cut off from most of the world would be quite powerful.”