Weekly Update

I have decided that every friday I will give a more informal update on how I have been, progress I have made in this campaign I am doing etc. I think it is important to highlight the highs, but also the low’s. We are not robotic and I think it is important to highlight that the work I am doing has its difficulties.

The Toronto Marathon that I had committed to completed is in 9 days time. Since my last 10 K fundraiser run, I have not been able to train. I have my house twice in the past 2 weeks for appointments only, thankfully I work from home. Going to give the gym a go tonight, at least it is something. I am having a very hard time at the moment and I can empathize with what majority of people viewing this page is going through.

I will not let this jeopardize my run though. Old me would cancel it and I refuse to go back to that version of myself. I am going to push myself, no matter how insanely difficult it is going to be. I am by no means a runner and this is going to test my mental fortitude massively. I am proud of the money I am raising for CAMH Toronto and hope this can encourage somebody in the same boat to do something they don’t think they can do. I never felt like I could do anything meaningful and this whole experience has proven me wrong.

I did have a positive meeting with somebody prominent in this space which is encouraging. I am hoping to build off of that! I am connecting with the right people to turn my petition into actionable change that is forsure.

I hope your weekend goes well

Mike