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Famed Villanova
Track and Field Coach
Marcus
O'Sullivan
Takes on
Chairman of 2010 KSM
World Water Day
Walk/Run, Philadelphia
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Kenyan World Class Marathon Runner To Set The Pace
Villanova University Track and Field Coach Marcus O'Sullivan will have
his hands full this Saturday morning (March 20th) trying the
best he can to manage the times and numbers for the anticipated 500+
runners to participate in the World Water Day event.
"What we thought was going to be an easily manageable Spring Training
run has all of a sudden become a real challenge," Coach O'Sullivan
commented. "Just the other day I was notified that World Class Kenyan
marathon runner Richard Kandie was flying in to participate in the run
with us. That's great, but it also takes the event to a much higher
level," added Marcus.
O'Sullivan has signed on the pipeline and has encouraged his 96 Track &
Field athletes to participate in this Saturday's event. He believes in
the cause, which is to raise funding in support of a new clean drinking
water pipeline being built by KSM Ministries in Kenya.
"I've been to Kenya and I've coached Mark Korich who is the son of KSM's
founder, Elijah Korich. Mark will be flying in from California for this
year's event," stated O'Sullivan. He continued, "It is a great country
synonymous with running, however, they have real life and death problems
regarding the many rural villages that lack access to clean drinking
water. Elijah is my friend and has dedicated the past 10 years of his
life to saving the least fortunate of his Kenyan brothers through
providing safe clean drinking water. And that is what this event is all
about." (Sport
Press Release, March 18, 2010, Philadelphia, PA)
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