Wed 18 Jan 2023 · Nick Kershaw
ChatGPT wrote a poem about our run in Guatemala...
It was late. I was about miss the deadline, nothing I wrote was clicking. It was time to test out what ChatGPT knows about volcanoes, trail running, and Guatemala.
Wed 21 Jul 2021
ONE GOAL TO RULE THEM ALL: A LESSON LEARNT IN OUR PURSUIT OF THE GLOBAL GOALS
Despite each race having a different SDG to highlight, raise for and connect with - since beginning our work in 2015, we have seen one unifying theme. It starts in the garden.
Tue 15 Jun 2021
DROPPING PEBBLES, INVESTING IN YOURSELF AND MAKING AN IMPACT
Nick’s clear desire to keep improving himself and how travel businesses should be approaching their work in a world that is becoming more and more demanding of social and environmental awareness and action.
Tue 20 Apr 2021
8 THINGS JORDANIAN RUNNERS CAN EXPECT AT THE IMPACT MARATHON
Now, by the launch day in a new location, Team Impact would have spent a few months living in the country, running, meeting, and learning! This year, we’ve had to do things a little bit the other way round. So to kick things off here are 8 Things Jordanian Runners can expect at the Impact Marathon!
Fri 12 Feb 2021
INTRODUCING: IMPACT STORIES WITH NICK KERSHAW
After 5 years of appearing on all manner of different podcasts, our Founder - Nick Kershaw - has taken the plunge and started his own one. Eschewing the obvious theme of running, he has jumped into his first love: empowering others to create a positive impact in their lives.
Fri 12 Feb 2021
GOING GREEN IN MALAWI: AN UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE
This solution was met with mixed reviews. The water bottles weren’t accepted as enthusiastically as we had hoped, and not all runners ended up taking them on the course with them which negated their primary intended purpose.
Fri 12 Feb 2021
IMPACT 101: CONVERSATION WITH WE GOT THE RUNS PODCAST
Listen to ‘We Got The Runs’ podcast below as Impact Marathon Founder, Nick Kershaw, chats to Letty Lundquist about the origins of the Impact Marathon dream, trail running, and how Impact has developed during this period of pause to come back stronger in 2021/22.
Fri 27 Nov 2020
ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDE FOR THE ETHICAL RUNNER
This is not your typical product-pushy post. In fact, with a view to our Green World Policy, we are increasingly conscious of the impact consumerism, specifically, overconsumption has on our environment. That’s not to say we are against gifting - quite the opposite! And knowing it can be a tricky balancing act to decide what to give and where to spend your hard-earned cash, we have compiled a list of suggestions for you.
Mon 2 Nov 2020
HOW DO YOU CREATE A NEW RACE ROUTE? MEET THE IMPACT PYRAMID
When we chat to race directors around the world - particularly when back home - we are always asked how we go about creating and executing in extreme places. Everything from bureaucracy to risk management to the actual finding of a great trail. We have become so comfortable with this side of our operations, we look at the races back at home and regularly think “oh, that looks much harder!”.
Thu 15 Oct 2020
4 WAYS TO MAXIMISE YOUR IMPACT (THAT DON'T INVOLVE ANY RUNNING)
The decision to embark on an adventure with the Impact Team will undoubtedly be one of the better ones you make. The experience will have a lasting impact on your relationship to the sport of running, and also on your view of the world we inhabit.
