Thirst Foundation

Mina Guli, a water advocate and ultra runner, is running 2,000 miles along the Colorado River over 100 days to raise awareness about its severe drought and ecological crisis. The river, critical to 40 million people and a $1.4 trillion economy, faces historic low water levels in reservoirs like Lake Powell and Lake Mead, with 95% of its basin in drought.

Mina Guli, an Australian ultra runner and water advocate, is running 2,000 miles along the Colorado River over 100 days to raise awareness about its environmental crisis. The river, which supports 40 million people and $1.4 trillion in economic activity, faces severe drought with 95% of its basin in drought conditions and reservoirs like Lake Powell and Lake Mead at historic lows.