Help Bridget raise money

I will be running the TCS Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon on October 18, 2026 dressed as a construction worker. I have already achieved 11 Guinness World Records. 

I will be attempting another Guinness World Record in the process. I will be fundraising for the Daily Bread Food Bank. I have visited them in person to speak with their staff and I support the work that they do. 

I am between the age of 19-44, work full-time and have a post- secondary education. 

I work close to the Daily Bread Food Bank in Etobicoke in the railroad industry and have completed my education at the University of Western Ontario, Humber College and the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

However, the statistics show that due to the rising cost of living, any circumstance, job loss or stressful life event could place me in the lineup at a food bank.

I will not be buying my April TTC transit pass. Instead, I have made a donation of $143.00 to the Daily Bread Food Bank. 

I will "put in my mileage" training for half marathons by running at least 10 km home from work. I will keep my reflective work vest tucked into my running belt as I train.  This will help me remain resilient, dedicated and help me to remember the "why" of why I am running and for what cause. 

Running isn't easy, life can be difficult but other people are facing more difficulty than I am. 

I will no longer be training by circling my neighbourhood block aimlessly or repetitively doing loops. I will be training with my work vest tucked into my running belt for the Daily Bread Food Bank. 

Please join me in stopping an unneeded/unused monthly recurring expense, such as a transit pass, gym membership or music subscription. 

That money can be used for a financial donation to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

See you on the sidewalk or at the start line!

Bridget

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Guinness World Records 

1-Fastest Marathon Dressed as a Boxer (2014, Toronto Goodlife Marathon)
2-Fastest Marathon Dressed as Zookeeper (2014, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
3-Fastest Half-Marathon Dressed in an Animal Costume (2015, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon) *Taken by another woman in 2018
4-Fastest Half-Marathon in Motocross Gear (2016, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
5-Fastest Half-Marathon Dressed as a Zookeeper (2018, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
6-Most users to complete a remote 10 km in 24 hours (2021, Germany)
7-Fastest Half-Marathon Dressed as a Railroad Engineer (2023, TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
8-Fastest Half-Marathon Dressed as a Sailor (2024, TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
9-Fastest Half-Marathon Dressed as a Pilot ( 2025, TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
10-Fastest Half-Marathon Dressed in a Flight Suit (2025, Canada Army Run)       

11-Fastest Half-Marathon dressed as an Astronaut (2026, Burlington Chilly) *Currently being reviewed

Here are some facts to consider:

-50% of people age 19-44 visiting the food bank are working full-time.

-60% of people visiting the food bank have a post-secondary education.

-More than 1 in 10 people in Toronto rely on food banks to get by, up from 1 in 20 just three years ago.

-Between 2024-25, there were over 4.1 million client visits to Daily Bread Food Bank, the highest ever recorded in Toronto's history and a 340% increase since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

-Before the pandemic, Daily Bread saw about 65,000 client visits each month across the Toronto network. Now, client visits are over 300,000 on average each month.

-Daily Bread is now spending more each month on food than we used to for an entire year to keep up with the demand.

-Between 2024-2025, Daily Bread distributed nearly 38 million pounds of food across the city, more than 725,000 pounds per week.