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Posted On: July 23rd 2026, 04:02 pm
@beitelbaraka Fundraiser update:
First off, I take my hat off to all of you that donated to this cause that so needs our support. I’ve already posted about Beit El Baraka and the work they are doing in Lebanon. 40 donors helped me to raise £1574, which provides 314 days worth of food (942 meals!) for internally displaced peoples. In the scheme of things it's small, stemming the evil of one atrocity amongst many, but we have to find ways to help our fellow human. The fundraising page will remain open for business but I’m very happy to draw a line under that effort. Thank you again. 🇱🇧🫶🏾🏃🏾♂️
As for the run itself sooo I decided to stick to the proposed dates which just so happened to coincide with another brutal heatwave. If I delayed, it would continue to weigh heavily on me, plus I was somewhat unemployed that week and eager enough to absorb all of the sunlight and nature. Day 1 was actually quite dreamy, but it did take 11 hours door to door - I had to factor in a nap, a bad stomach, a rank meal deal, and a necessary amount of walking over the final 18km. So I arrived to Wimbledon, 64km down, worrying a little about heatstroke, my cramp ass legs, if a long term injury could be coming for me, the prospects of having to leave the melting heat of the Airbnb at 5am again - and I opted out. My compromise is to complete the Capital Ring 126km Ultramarathon Festival of Hubris, but to do it non consecutively - day 2 will take place in August or September, exactly where I left off back to Springfield Park N16! In any case I got to have a nice time in Tooting having the best Malabari food in London and counting my blessings! Small update when I’ve completed the entire run, and I do not recommend it! Do it over 4 days, or 3 consecutive marathons if you’re feeling like a challenge.
xoxo
First off, I take my hat off to all of you that donated to this cause that so needs our support. I’ve already posted about Beit El Baraka and the work they are doing in Lebanon. 40 donors helped me to raise £1574, which provides 314 days worth of food (942 meals!) for internally displaced peoples. In the scheme of things it's small, stemming the evil of one atrocity amongst many, but we have to find ways to help our fellow human. The fundraising page will remain open for business but I’m very happy to draw a line under that effort. Thank you again. 🇱🇧🫶🏾🏃🏾♂️
As for the run itself sooo I decided to stick to the proposed dates which just so happened to coincide with another brutal heatwave. If I delayed, it would continue to weigh heavily on me, plus I was somewhat unemployed that week and eager enough to absorb all of the sunlight and nature. Day 1 was actually quite dreamy, but it did take 11 hours door to door - I had to factor in a nap, a bad stomach, a rank meal deal, and a necessary amount of walking over the final 18km. So I arrived to Wimbledon, 64km down, worrying a little about heatstroke, my cramp ass legs, if a long term injury could be coming for me, the prospects of having to leave the melting heat of the Airbnb at 5am again - and I opted out. My compromise is to complete the Capital Ring 126km Ultramarathon Festival of Hubris, but to do it non consecutively - day 2 will take place in August or September, exactly where I left off back to Springfield Park N16! In any case I got to have a nice time in Tooting having the best Malabari food in London and counting my blessings! Small update when I’ve completed the entire run, and I do not recommend it! Do it over 4 days, or 3 consecutive marathons if you’re feeling like a challenge.
xoxo
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