Help Andy raise money

We did it! 

And a personal record at that!

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I will be running my second marathon - 42.2KM / 26.2 miles
My fundraising goal is $844 ($20 per km). 

Donation
Any support is greatly appreciated, even a few dollars!
Please only donate if you have the financial means to contribute. 

I will respectfully decline donations from candidates who are currently applying or being considered for a position with YMCA BC.

Marathon Training Journey
Although my second marathon, I haven't been running and will be starting my grind from point zero again. 
Possible that I may downgrade to a half marathon, if it's not looking so promising leading up to the full marathon.

Hoping to start training much earlier this time.
Last marathon I trained over 3 months and definitely caused some strain from increasing too quickly.

My marathon training will be over 6+ months: October - May 5, 2024.
But in reality, it's become more like 3 months...woops!

Total Training Distance Run So Far: 305.02KM

Total Training Time (running): 29H46Min

September 30 - first run, definitely need to warm back up again

November 13 - treadmill training going well, easier on the legs and warmer during the winter

January 5 - definitely behind running schedule... but can still pick it back up

February 10 - 17.5KM Long Run 

February 17 - 21.1KM Half Marathon Long Run & 100KM Total Training Distance

March 25 - 25KM Long Run & Training Run 2H30

April 1 - 200KM Total Training Distance

April 13 - 30KM Long Training Run (this one was tough... a lot of willpower to keep going past 25KM - update - running for 3h under the sun without a proper breakfast leads to heat exhaustion - I'm okay!)

April 28 - 1 week to go - a cold and some congestion giving me a visit, hopefully gone before race day

April 30 - final training run before the big race and 300KM Total Training Distance

May 5 - 42.2KM Marathon Complete with a personal record of 4h16 min and just a minute shy of my training goal!

My finish goal is to finish the marathon (time limit 6h30)
My base goal is to finish in 4h25 (matching my first marathon time)
My training goal is to finish in 4h15
My stretch goal is to finish in 4h