The Gumboot 42K Update
4 December 2022-FB post edited and re-written-
Kia Ora!
The QT Marathon was 2 weeks ago and I am still absolutely buzzing! Massive thank you for getting behind the cause and supporting the Gumboot 42K for I Am Hope and the Cancer Society Marlborough - it means the world! We crushed our fundraising goal and I am absolutely blown away by all the incredible donations and messages of support, I couldn’t have done it without you 💛 You are all absolute legends!! 💪
The marathon was the longest run of my liiiife, and as hard as it was I would do it again in a heart beat.
The aim of the Gumboot 42K was:
- ⚡️to fundraise for I Am Hope, and cover more counselling sessions and immediate support for our kids stuck on the waiting lists, encourage a change in attitude around mental health in NZ, kick the stigma out the way and get more people talking and normalising the conversation around mental health. 🥾
- ⚡️⚡️fundraise for and support our mates at the Cancer Society. The work they do in the community and the help and support they’ve given our whanau multiple times, through some of the worst times made it a no brainer. 💛
- ⚡️⚡️⚡️ push myself physically and mentally, normalise having those tough conversations within and outside my own circle, do something that sets my soul on fire yeowwww 🔥
The messages and conversations I had before, during and after the marathon with people I had never met before, sharing our stories and how mental health has affected ourselves and the people we love made running in Gumboots more than worth it. If looking silly running a marathon in yellow gumboots is what it takes to encourage and have more of these conversations, watch me do it over and over, and over again.
- the give a little page is still open until the 15th December for those who still want to donate 💛
Forever grateful for all the support!!
I’ll catch ya soon 🥾⚡️⚡️