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Join me in bringing hope to children impacted by poverty!
Hello Friend!
I am running my second full marathon (42km) in less than 2 weeks!
I will be running the Toronto Waterfront Full Marathon on October 15th for Toronto City Mission (TCM) and hoping to raise $1200. Thanks to those of you who are interested in supporting - your gift will help provide after school programs, leadership programs, and day camps for children and youth in communities impacted by poverty.
A little bit about my marathon running journey...
I ran my first full marathon 5 years ago and finished with 5 hours and 45 minutes, just 15 minutes before the race's closing. Injured my knee at the 20th km and had to walk the rest. Remember feeling pain, cold and starvation but thankfully I managed to finish. Thought to myself at the finish line that I would never do a full again because it was such a torture!
But here I am again, the running bug is real lol.
As I didn't do much long distance running since the injury, when signing up for the race early this year I debated if I should take it easy and just go for a half marathon or challenge myself for another full. Felt that I could get by completing a half even without much preparation but if I opt for a full, I then really need to put in the effort to train... Eventually I signed up for a full and I am glad I did!
I have been having a lot of fun prepping for the race: I joined a gym membership, learnt to do all sorts of weight training to strengthen my back and knee muscles, read about body mechanics & running shoes and of course ran a lot! Felt accomplished each time when hitting a milestone - my first 5km, 10km, 15km, 20km, and this past weekend 30 km! I felt good, not only for hitting the milestones, but also for the fact that I did what I set out to do, especially even when I didn't feel like doing it!
Now the big day is in 2 weeks and I am nervous! Afraid that I won't be able to get a better time than my first marathon, afraid that I would get injured again... But as I reflect on my whole training journey, this saying keeps coming back to me, that "it's not about the result, it is about the process"...
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Support me in raising money for Toronto City Mission (TCM). You will be helping children, youth, and families impacted by poverty to participate in preventative programs such as TCM’s Kids In Community (KIC) after-school program and Education Provided In Community (EPIC) tutoring program.
TCM is a non-profit organization that, through God’s transformational power, builds loving relationships to bring hope to children and families impacted by poverty in high priority communities in Toronto. One out of four children in Toronto are living in poverty, TCM desires that each child and their families will find hope through Jesus Christ.
Achievements
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 06 | Patrick | $50.00 |
| Oct 14 | Judy | Undisclosed amount |
| Oct 14 | Ray | $50.00 |
| Oct 13 | Lana Luk | $161.98 |
| Oct 12 | Marco | $30.00 |
| Oct 11 | Potato Princess | $27.80 |
| Oct 05 | Anonymous | $54.63 |
| Oct 05 | Anonymous | $54.63 |
| Oct 04 | Lana Luk | $108.31 |
| Oct 04 | Good Morning | $108.31 |
