Masai Warriors Take On London Marathon

by jordan | April 13, 2008 at 09:41 am | 431 views | 1 comment

Maasai Warriors to Run London Marathon 2008

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My favorite story to come out of the London Marathon: a group of Masai warriors flew up from Tanzania in order to raise money for a new well. They ran the marathon wearing shoes made from car tires.

SIX Masai warriors from Tanzania will today compete in the London Marathon in traditional dress to raise money to provide their dry village with water.
One of the six, Isaya, 24, says: "The marathon [in London] is easy. There are no lions."

As a footnote, the men ran in traditional garb, which does not include undergarments... event organizers were concerned about wind-induced wardrobe malfunctions, so they got Marks & Spencer to donate some shorts.