Go Beyond Your Limits 2
A 24-Hour Fundraising Walk for Outreach For Hunger
250 laps = 100km walked
Photo by: Robert Wellington
“250″ – The Final Lap (100km walked in less than 24 hours)
L – R: Robert Wellington, Alex Formosa, Rod Wellington,
Aaron Parker, Mario Formosa, Gord Pepper, Ian Formosa,
Colleen Formosa
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Go Beyond Your Limits 2: On Track to Curb Hunger in Chatham-Kent
A 24-Hour Fundraising Walk for Outreach For Hunger
Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, 2011
Location: Ursuline College Chatham – Chatham, Ontario
To read Rod Wellington’s account of the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk, click here.
The Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk was a great success on many levels. First and foremost, the walk, coupled with a well-organized online auction, raised $2025 for a very worthy Chatham-Kent charity, Outreach For Hunger.
But beyond the monetary benefits provided by the walk, the participants also reaped the health benefits associated with challenging themselves both mentally and physically. Whether their goals were endurance- or recreationally-related, everyone benefitted greatly.
During the event, 15 people walked a combined total of 273km and enjoyed a combined total of 70 hours of exercise.
Rod Wellington achieved his goal of walking 100km in less than 24 hours (250 laps in 23½ hours). By a margin of 45km, he surpassed his previous personal best one-day walking milestone of 55km – set during the first Go Beyond Your Limits walk.
Other high achievers in the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk included Annette Nealey and Rod Wellington’s 13-year-old great-nephew, Alex Formosa. Both set personal one-day bests of 30km and 50km respectively. Other notable walkers were Terilyn Bourdeau (22km), Ian Formosa (15km), Marc Rheault (11km), Robert Wellington (11km), Mario Formosa (10km) and Marg Rheault (10km).
Photo by: Don Robinet
On Thursday, December 22, Rod Wellington presented a cheque in the amount of $2025 to Brenda LeClair at Outreach For Hunger in Chatham, Ontario. The cheque reflects the total amount of donations raised from the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 fundraising walk. All proceeds from the walk were donated to Outreach For Hunger.
Thanks to everyone who donated.
An online auction called On Track to Curb Hunger in Chatham-Kent, brilliantly organized by Carrie Formosa, was held prior to the walk. The auction raised a total of $1050. This amount is included in the grand total. Thanks to those who purchased items in the auction. And thanks to those who donated items to the auction:
Kathy Anderson, Shani Authier, Banana Andy’s Sunnyside Rainforest (Andrea Bryce), Joe Barrette, Teena Bedford, Jim Benoit, Jodi-Lynn Brown, The Card Shop (Lindsay Jacques), Carol’s Crafts and Gooseland (Carol Keck), Chatham Bowlerama, Crystal Ann Photography (Crystal Anderson), CV Photography (Caitlin Val Hal), Darlene Formosa, Ian and Stacie Formosa, Mario and Carrie Formosa, Geri’s Steeped Tea (Geri Young-Tong), Angie Hooker, Jiffy Lube Chatham, Linda Knoblauch, Pretty Little Bath and Body Co. (Stephanie Temesy), Purple Pansy, Marg Rheault, Riverview GM Wallaceburg, Simply Cakes by Stephanie, Sole Serenity Reflexology Services (Anne Marie Laprise), Tjazes Cakes (Sheri Sims), Sandy Vincent, Marion Vlietman, Robert Wellington
Thanks to those who participated in the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk:
Terilyn Bourdeau and family, Alex Formosa, Colleen Formosa, Ian Formosa, Mario Formosa, Stacie Formosa, Greg Holden, Ashley Lachance, Patsy Lachance, Brenda LeClair, Annette Nealey, Aaron Parker, Gord Pepper, Marc Rheault, Marg Rheault, Robert Wellington
Thanks to those who took photographs at the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk:
Michael Chalcraft, Alex Formosa, Carrie Formosa, Greg Holden, Brenda LeClair, Marc Rheault
And thank you to those businesses, organizations and individuals that helped make Go Beyond Your Limits 2 a reality:
Brenda Armstrong at Tim Hortons, Rob Armstrong at Chatham-Kent Daily Post, Rick Baggio at Ursuline College Chatham, Dover Port-A-John, Mario and Carrie Formosa, Ian and Stacie Formosa, Formosa Graphics, Greg Holden, Brenda LeClair at Outreach For Hunger, Don Robinet at Chatham This Week, Ellwood Shreve at Chatham Daily News, Robert Wellington
“On behalf of Zero Emissions Expeditions and the Go Beyond Your Limits series of walks, I want thank the generous citizens of Chatham-Kent for their involvement, interest and support regarding 2011’s fundraising events. I hope to see you out and walking next year!” – Rod Wellington
The base purpose of the Go Beyond Your Limits series of walks is to raise awareness that single-day/multi-day micro adventures are easy to plan and affordable to execute. And if you can raise money for charity along the way, all the better!
Experiment today – go beyond your limits and see what happens. The results may surprise you!
Visit www.alastairhumphreys.com and get inspired about micro adventures!
Dover Port-A-John graciously donated the use of a portable toilet for the duration of the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 event. Check out their Facebook page and give them a “Like”.
Registration table and Outreach For Hunger banner
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
L – R: Marc Rheault, Brenda LeClair, Mario Formosa, Ashley Lachance, Robert Wellington, Rod Wellington, Annette Nealey – Lap 1
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
Colleen Formosa and Aaron Parker complete 5 laps
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Mario Formosa circles the track
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
Marg Rheault, Rod Wellington and Mario Formosa – Lap 8
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Stacie Formosa circles the track
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
Rod Wellington on the backstretch
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
Greg Holden and Rod Wellington – Lap 10
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Robert Wellington, Brenda LeClair, Mario Formosa – Lap 10
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Rod Wellington and Brenda LeClair discuss the fundraising walk
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Marc Rheault, Rod Wellington, Robert Wellington – Lap 15
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
Smiles across the track – Rod Wellington, Marg Rheault, Mario Formosa, Megan Formosa
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
“Pose 19″ – Annette Nealey, Rod Wellington, Terilyn Bourdeau – Lap 19
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Marc Rheault, Rod Wellington – Lap 20
Photo by: Michael Chalcraft
Mario Formosa and Marg Rheault walked 25 laps (10km)
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Lending a Hand – Marg Rheault and Mario Formosa
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Ian Formosa – Lap 30
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Rod Wellington, Alex Formosa, Ian Formosa – Lap 30
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
Self Portrait – Marc Rheault
Photo by: Marc Rheault
Rod Wellington and Alex Formosa – Lap 42
Photo by: Marc Rheault
Annette Nealey, Terilyn Bourdeau, Alex Formosa, Rod Wellington – Lap 45
Photo by: Marc Rheault
Rod Wellington and Alex Formosa – Lap 50
Photo by: Marc Rheault
Annette Nealey, Rod Wellington, Alex Formosa, Terilyn Bourdeau and family – Lap 54
Photo by: Marc Rheault
Rod Wellington and Annette Nealey celebrate Lap 60
Photo by: Marc Rheault
Rod Wellington – Lap 111
Photo by: Alex Formosa
Rod Wellington – Lap 152
Photo by: Rod Wellington
Rod Wellington – Lap 207
Photo by: Rod Wellington
Rod Wellington – Lap 210
Photo by: Rod Wellington
Rod Wellington – Lap 226 (90km)
Photo by: Rod Wellington
Rod Wellington and Alex Formosa – Lap 248
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
“250″ – The Final Lap (100km walked in less than 24 hours)
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
“250″ – The Final Lap (100km walked in less than 24 hours)
Start time: 11:30am Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011
Finish time: 11:00am Saturday, Dec. 11, 2011
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
“250″ – The Final Lap (100km walked in less than 24 hours)
Start time: 11:30am Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011
Finish time: 11:00am Saturday, Dec. 11, 2011
L – R: Robert Wellington, Alex Formosa, Rod Wellington, Aaron Parker, Mario Formosa, Gord Pepper, Ian Formosa, Colleen Formosa
Photo by: Carrie Formosa
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