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Running For Mental Health

  • Wrap up

      4 January 2021

    As 2020 came to an end, so did the fundraiser and the runs.

    Overall, $3500 got raised over last year. Once again, thanks to everyone who donated, or cooked, or ran, or supported in any way. The energy that got put into that fundraiser is amazing!

    The final day was a great success, with about 40 people who came to run with me around Napier. I was quite pleased that I bought the exact number of sausages to feed everybody!

    The total distance is 1872 km. I am now taking a bit of a rest, but I haven't broken the 5km streak yet, as I'm walking the distance since the beginning of the year.

    Thank you and Happy New Year!

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  • You're invited! Thursday 31 December 2020, 11:30am

      29 December 2020
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    After running 1825km around Napier South in 2020, as a fundraiser for Mental Health

    Foundation NZ, you're invited to join me for the last kms of the year.

    Come for a 5km, a 1km,

    a jog round the block, or just for a sausage.

    A sausage sizzle with refreshments will follow (12pm, by donation towards the fundraiser).

    - 5km: Vigor Brown St - Nelson Park - Kennedy Rd - Station Rd - Marine Pde - Georges Dr - Rose St

    - 1km: Cnr of Georges Dr and McGrath St - Rose St.

    - "Round the block": Cnr of Georges Dr and Latham St - Rose St.

    All runners to meet at Cnr of Vigor Brown and Rose St on Thursday 31 December 2020, 11:30am

    I hope to see you there!

    Cheers, Jean.

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    • 31/12/2020 by Richard

      Enjoy the run! I'd have joined you but would have to of run 1000kms to get to the start line ;-)

  • Open goal

      24 September 2020

    The new target of $2020 got reached in no time. Thanks everyone who contributed!

    As I'm not able to find a catchy or symbolic enough new target, and with still over 90 days to go, I'll leave the target open, and try to raise as much as possible until the end of the year.

    Thanks again everyone!

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  • New target: 2020

      15 September 2020

    Thanks everyone, the target of $1830 has been reached. With 3 more months to go, a new target is in order. $2020 it is then!

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  • Half way through

      1 July 2020

    You might not have realised, but today, 1st of July, is day #183 of the year 2020, and it's bang in the middle of it.

    You can count on me to keep an eye on such boring matters as I run everyday this year raising funds for Mental Health Foundation NZ.

    I haven't posted since day #100 so an update is in order.

    It's a pretty full on year so far isn't it?

    I hope you had a good lockdown. It was great running in the middle of deserted avenues, crossing streets without hardly looking left and right (kids, don't do that, it's baaaaad). When cars came back, I had to quickly get used to the traffic again...

    Unfortunately, at the end of May, I suffered an injury and sprained my left hamstring. Foolishly I tried to run still, thinking it would go away, but it caught up with me and I had to stop running for about 3 weeks. I walked the distance during that time, even if I don't add that to the tally of kms.

    As I banked kilometers running over 5km/day on many occasions since January, I was able to use them while I was recovering.

    I am now running again as usual.

    In other news, I ended up in the newspaper, (Hawkes bay today) about two weeks ago, as I got interviewed about the half marathon in september and how I train for it. It was a great way to promote the fundraiser.

    More at https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=12341196

    Thanks for your support with this fundraiser! Please keep spreading the word far and wide :-)

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  • 100 days

      9 April 2020

    Today, we are now 100 days into 2020.

    Which means 100 runs completed so far!

    Some stats:

    - 560 km overall

    - 2 half marathons

    - 51 hours

    - New personal best on 5km: 22:01

    I had a few injuries, especially with my left knee and ankle, and also had a cold, but I stuck to the schedule, and haven't missed a single day. Let's hope it will continue this way.

    The fund is at $1080, which is awesome! Thanks to all of you for donating, even if there is now a slowdown due to current events.

    I was also interviewed by Trish from Anderson Parkrun, you can read it here: https://www.facebook.com/andersonparkrun/posts/1418974794973501?__tn__=K-R

    Thanks for your support and have a fantastic Easter weekend at home!

    Kia kaha

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  • One month in

      3 February 2020
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    First of all, a big thank you to all the lovely people who have helped getting the fund to an awesome $700 in one month!

    And what a month it's been! Running a minimum of 5km a day, sometimes 10, I have run 180km so far, enough to go from Whangarei to Auckland!

    Some very supportive "sub-fundraising" happened in January: one of our supporters cooked a meal of bao buns, and encouraged people to donate to the page - this brought $190 in just two days!

    I also have a very fancy t-shirt now, so people in the street can see which cause I'm supporting.

    Now, I still need your help to spread the word, so that more people in NZ are aware of this fundraiser. If you could talk about it in your own networks, at work, at you local sport club, in your social medias, etc, and share the link, it would be fantastic so thanks if you can take that extra step!

    Cheers and see you later for another update.

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