Forrest Gump type run. 71km a day for 30 days raising funds for Wellington Free Ambulance for there new build for the Wairarapa crew.
I am Chris van Gerven and i will be trying to run 2,125 km at the Pugh Bowl athletics track in Masterton, hoping to do 71 km a day for 30 days. I will start on Monday 25th of March 2024 at 7.30am and hopefully finish by the 23rd of April.
For training, i will be at the track every monday to friday at 9am, from Monday 6th November 2023. The first week i will do 12.5km each day, 7 days a week. Each week i will increase 2.5 km. By xmas week i will be doing 30km daily. From February, i will be doing over a marathon daily till i start on March 25th 2024.
Supporters are welcome to come to the track around 9am week days to do a lap with me.
Thanks to my sponsors who are helping to make all this possible.
Mitre 10 Mega Masteron
Shoe Clinic Masterton
Hansells
Asics
Wellington Free Ambulance
I will be doing up to 5,000 km in the next 6 months, equivalent of nearly 2 1/2 times the length on NZ, and will wear through up to 7 pairs of running shoes.
I am raising funds for Wellington free Ambulance, for the new building they are building for the Wairarapa crew.
covid 11 April 2024
sorry all. had to stop 1/2 way thru day 4 as my covid returned from the week before i started. in 2 weeks ive done 2 x 1 km walks and a 5 km walk. sunday i will try another 5 km at a faster rate walking hopefully. thx chris
day 4 track h/r a99 m141 walked, not feeling well. recov 62 hrs 28 March 2024
thx for that. that will be so much appreciated by WFA
thankyou nephew. hope all is well down south
Thankyou for that. starting to get a bit of time on the track now
thx Jane. into week 13 of 20 weeks training. then my big run
thx for that Elizabeth, and the best of luck with your upcoming running event
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