Nearly 400 runners started in front of the Beach House, ran south to the halfway point, made a sharp turn, and finished in where they started. Here, runners turning at the half way point at Luna Park, where representatives from Agathos hand out water and coffee. The Agathos Foundation built six orphanages which are self-sustaining farms in South Africa. They care for over one thousand children whose families have been afflicted with HIV/AIDS. Six new orphanages are planned to open in 2008 in Tanzania and Zambia.