Run with Kenyans celebrates Kenyan runners and their remarkable history of achievement in distance running. We build on the positive spirit of Kenyan athletics to help raise awareness of all that Kenya has to offer. We seek to promote goodwill, cultural exchange and economic development, as well as to engage Kenyans in the Diaspora.
We host educational and cultural events in major marathon cities across the United States. We also bring elite and recreational runners to Kenya to participate in our amazing Running Safari™ events. Click here to visit our main Web site.
We’ve partnered with Brand Kenya Board and Kenya Tourist Board, and we’ve been officially recognized by Athletics Kenya. Click here to see the letter from Secretary General David Okeyo.
Our Directors
Wilson Kiriungi
Founder and CEO
Wilson studied at Worcester State University in Massachusetts and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya – in the area that produces most of Kenya’s elite runners. His non-profit experience includes working as a grant writer for the Beverly School of Kenya and founding the charitable organization Wahome Global Foundation to help fight poverty in Kenya. You can read about the foundation here.
kiriungi@runwithkenyans.com USA: 508-825-3178 Kenya: 254 722855759
Marco Peterson
Director
A successful high-tech entrepreneur and retired Chairman of TimeTrade Systems, Inc., Marco brings hands-on operating experience to Run with Kenyans. Marco received his Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from UC Berkeley as well as a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. You can read more about Marco here.
peterson.marco@runwithkenyans.com USA: 978-270-2533 Kenya: 254 702850867
Simon Chebon
Director
Simon is very knowledgeable and well-connected in Kenya’s running community. He was instrumental in developing and growing Kenya’s premier sports awards, SOYA, and has been its Executive Secretary for 7 years. Simon has worked very closely with Kenya’s athletics legend and UN WFP Ambassador, Paul Tergat, a former world marathon record holder.
simon.chebon@runwithkenyans.com Kenya: 254 722871152
Robert “Mwafrika” Kipkoech Cheruiyot
Director
Four-time winner of the Boston Marathon, Robert is an inspiration to young Kenyans and runners around the World. His 2006 Boston finishing time of 2:07:14 broke a Boston Marathon course record set by fellow Kenyan Cosmas Ndeti that had lasted 12 years. Robert trains in the Ngong Hills near Nairobi and also in the higher altitudes near Eldoret.
Benjamin Rapoport
Director and Science Advisor
An accomplished runner and veteran of twenty marathons, Ben is an MD-PhD student pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School, as well as his PhD in Electrical Engineering at MIT. He received his AB in Physics and Mathematics and AM in Physics from Harvard in 2003, and an MSc in Mathematical Biology from Oxford in 2004. You can read more about Ben here.