HOW EVERYTHING STARTED

Hello everyone!

My name is Amelina Olga, and I am a marathon runner, an ideological inspirer, and the leader of the #RunForUkraine project. We launched the #RunForUkraine project in the spring of 2022, which quickly grew into an international initiative and united the global running community around Ukraine.

The main idea was to call the running community to the topic of a full-scale war in Ukraine, unite as many goal-oriented achievers as possible to #RunForUkraine together, raise money, and help defenders of Ukraine. The most important goal for us is to make Ukraine's VICTORY happen as soon as possible by organizing all kinds of running initiatives!

For the first time, #RunForUkraine showcased itself loudly at the Toronto Marathon in May 2022, where hundreds of athletes and amateurs were running in special #RunForUkraine yellow t-shirts. Then there were the Ottawa Tamarack Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, the Tel Aviv Marathon, as well as a huge fundraising initiative for winter military boots for defenders, 19 charity runs across Canada and the world, Ambassadors of different countries supporting us, politicians, stars, musicians... And all of that for our beloved Ukraine!

We do not plan to stop! We plan to continue running for Ukraine, and raise money to make the victory of Ukraine happen as soon as possible!

For all necessary questions or proposals for cooperation, contact the e-mail address:runforukraineil@gmail.com