On January 16, 2018, Care2Run had 34 under-served and special needs children participating in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon at Dataran Merdeka. The marathon had three categories: 3km, 5km, and 10km runs. The children received support from 36 mentors, including Care2Run volunteers, teachers, and cancer survivors from the UMMC Cancer Survivors Exercise Support Group. The Star newspaper featured Care2Run in an article on that date.