I wasn't very detailed with my posts on Twitter at the start of this challenge so I thought I would write a little more on here on or why I was doing #runWithRivs so here's a little more detail on why I am taking part.
I recently bought a treadmill with #ifit during lockdown to try and keep up my level of fitness and immediately found @tommy_rivs
to be a really good iFit trainer, he is a very charismatic person and keeps you motivated throughout the training, as well as importing knowledge on physiology and culture no matter where he is running.
I follow @tommy_rivs on social media and recently found out he had been hospitalized, he was recently then diagnosed with primary pulmonary NK/T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of lung cancer. He’s a pro runner from Flagstaff Arizona, physical therapist, and well known in the running community.
I am setting myself this challenge to help to raise money for Tommy Rivers Puzey, so if you can please support me while I run miles between the 1st and 9th August by donating here which is my little part in helping with #RunwithRivs. My aim is to try and run at least 45 miles during the week long challenge challenge, which equates to around 6.4 miles a day, which is a lot more than Im used to running, Im more of a three times a week 5k runner.
Im not much of a long distance runner so it It would be amazing if anyone who can, could donate something, perhaps a dollar per mile would encourage me to hit my target and perhaps overreach it!
This is our opportunity to lighten the load for the Rivers and his family, if even just a little. Sincere thanks for your contribution to this campaign in support of Thomas Rivers Puzey and his family in this extraordinary time.
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My original aim was to run 45 miles during the challenge but Ive decided to #rageOn and push on to a double marathon distance, so 52.4 miles to crank out now!
