After closing a landmark $42 million deal, Chris Olobo, CEO of Dhamana Guaranty Company, challenged himself to run the full 42-kilometre marathon in under 4 hours and 42 minutes—one kilometre for every million dollars of the deal. More than a race, the marathon became a symbol of discipline, growth, and resilience, illustrating his belief that true success is measured not by the finish line, but by the person you become through the journey.
Not every finish line changes you, but the journey can. Real impact happens when you choose growth while you run. Chris Olobo, CEO of Dhamana Guaranty Company, isn’t driven by medals. It’s who the race shapes him into and how he keeps improving. He ran 42 kilometres, one for every million of the $42 million deal he had just closed, and set a personal target of 4 hours and 42 minutes; a target he went on to achieve. Each step carried the weight of the work, the decisions, and the people behind it. For him, running is not just sport. It is self-improvement in motion.