{"id":72033,"date":"2020-10-17T04:53:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=72033"},"modified":"2020-10-13T14:15:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:15:54","slug":"running-for-happy-heart-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/running-for-happy-heart-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Running for happy heart health"},"content":{"rendered":"

TEAMS from all around the country are taking part in the Heart Foundation\u2019s MyMarathon challenge, aiming to complete a marathon during October.<\/p>\n

As part of the effort The Underground exercise trainer Brendan Connor has formed a group of local runners to take part in the effort to raise funds for lifesaving heart research,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe motivation behind getting the team started, I saw it pop up one day and thought it would be a cool thing to get involved in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI posted it into our Facebook group and asked if anyone was keen to jump on board, then the response I got from it was far more than I had expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 12 people doing it now and everyone responded really well, then we all started raising money for that and posted it to our own social media pages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoping to raise $2000 as a team throughout the challenge, Mr Connor said they are already well on their way.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the whole team, we have raised around $1500 already, it\u2019s been great to see everyone get on board,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther members around the gym have been contributing to the fundraising and our own family members have been supporting as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to take a lead role in promoting this sort of stuff, as someone who is leading exercise it was a really good idea to get people involved with this.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a fitness coach the promotion of good physical health is at the core of his day-to-day work.<\/p>\n

Although, this isn\u2019t the only driving force pushing Mr Connor towards completing the challenge and raising funds for the Heart Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a personal experience with heart disease \u2026 my dad suffered a pretty severe heart attack when I was 10 years old,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a big thing for me, I didn\u2019t realise how big of an impact it actually had on me until I realised that\u2019s why I wanted to help people live healthier lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the challenge is to run 42 kilometres in a month, Mr Connor has set himself an even steeper goal and is aiming to run double that amount.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a little bit more comfortable with my running, so I\u2019ve decided to double that and aiming for two marathons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve made another goal that if I can reach a certain figure by the 18 October, I would then boost that up and go to 100 kilometres for the month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I\u2019d add a bit of a challenge for myself, it\u2019s a bit of a kick up the bum to do a bit more running which I love.\u201d<\/p>\n

To donate to Mr Connor and his team, visit mymarathon.com.au\/fundraisers\/brendanconnor<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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