13,000 kilometres to go for eco-marathoners!
By WorkCabin.ca Staff
Actor Matt Hill, a seven-time Ironman competitor, and national speaker Stephanie Tait have run 5,000 kilometres in their odyssey, and they still have another 13,000 kilometres to go. They're running to raise $1 million seed money for a foundation that will launch Run For One Planet (www.runforoneplanet.com) marathons across North America. But their run is about even more. They're aiming to inspire one million people to commit to environmental actions that help our planet.
"One of the most amazing parts of this journey is meeting truly exceptional human beings who welcome us into their towns, business, homes, and hearts, eager to support us in all we seek to do out here," writes Stephanie on her blog.
Aside from Tait missing a couple of days of running due to tendinitis in western Canada, the pair have met their mission of daily marathons. While Tait was recuperating from her brief injury, Hill ran double duty. It was the legacy left by Terry Fox that kept Hill running strong, despite the aches and pains in his legs and feet.
"(Terry) had to overcome 10 times what I was feeling on my last pull," writes Hill. "Every single step he took must have hurt like hell and still, he moved forward. He changed my life as a 10-year-old cheering him on and inspired me to follow my own personal run journey because of his unwillingness to quit. This one is for Terry. I’ll complete today, tomorrow and every single day until I finish next year back in Vancouver. You showed us all what it takes to get it done. I’m proud to be a Canadian from B.C. who calls Vancouver home."
So far Hill and Tait have raised $44,000 and 1,100 actions for Earth have been registered. Actions include eating organic foods, compost, use green cleaners, don't leave your car idling, harvest rainwater, eliminate plastic bags, and other earth-friendly initiatives.
The next stops for Hill and Tait include New Brunswick (Sept. 6), Prince Edward Island (Sept. 20-21) Newfoundland (Oct. 1-2) and Nova Scotia (Sept. 22-28 and Oct. 5-13). After that, they leave Canadian soil and enter the United States for the final leg on their way back to British Columbia.
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