amended: now running 2,125 km in 30 days Stopped as return of covid from previous week, still suffering @ 9.4.24

$550 donated
Given by 9 generous donors in around 6 months

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.

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Latest update

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

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Activity tracking

Time spent exercising: 355 hrs 38 mins
Total distance covered: 2,901 km

Latest activity

day 4 track h/r a99 m141 walked, not feeling well. recov 62 hrs  28 March 2024

4 hrs 21 mins
26.2 km

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Private Donor
Private Donor on 20 Mar 2024
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Chris van Gerven

thx for that. that will be so much appreciated by WFA

Chris van Gerven
Joel
Joel on 07 Feb 2024
Good luck uncle
$20
Chris van Gerven

thankyou nephew. hope all is well down south

Chris van Gerven
Di
Di on 06 Feb 2024
Great to see you on the track this morning. Gave me a lift to hear what you are doing and to see you running. All the best.
$30
Chris van Gerven

Thankyou for that. starting to get a bit of time on the track now

Chris van Gerven
Jane
Jane on 01 Feb 2024
Wow. What an amazing goal !
$20
Chris van Gerven

thx Jane. into week 13 of 20 weeks training. then my big run

Chris van Gerven
Elizabeth
Elizabeth on 05 Jan 2024
Met you on the track this morning! Very best of luck for your running and sailing later this year.
$50
Chris van Gerven

thx for that Elizabeth, and the best of luck with your upcoming running event

Chris van Gerven

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This campaign started on 29 Oct 2023 and ends on 29 Apr 2024.