When Katharine and David Lowry reached the halfway point of their epic run, this achievement was marked in Parliament.

Read more: http://www.inquisitr.com/624277/5000-mile-project-adventure-runners-reach-halfway-mark-running-south-america-video/

All along the route, Katharine and David are working with local schools to make children aware of the vast array of wildlife everywhere around them and have an educational area of their website to engage children online:

http://www.5000mileproject.org/bigtoe/