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Western Australian teen runs 660km to raise money for people facing homelessness
Lochlan Gilbert, a 16-year-old from Capel in Western Australia, ran 660 kilometres along the Gibb River Road in the state’s far north.
He completed the challenge in 14 days during his school holidays to raise money for people facing homelessness and to test himself.
The remote road is often travelled by four-wheel drives, and the nearest hospital was about 300 kilometres away.
Gilbert trained for two months and ran about 50 kilometres a day, starting at 4am to avoid the hottest part of the day.
His feet swelled with suspected stress fractures, and he suffered heat stroke on the first day, when temperatures were nearing 40 degrees Celsius.
He said thinking about people who have little choice in difficult living conditions helped him keep going.
A message from charity We Are Mobilise told him that reaching $15,000 had helped five families, which gave him further motivation.
The sources do not say how much he raised in total.
Sixteen-year-old Lochlan Gilbert ran 660 kilometres along Western Australia’s Gibb River Road in 14 days to raise money to help people facing homelessness.
Gilbert, who lives in Capel, trained for two months after school before the challenge.
He ran about 50 kilometres a day, starting at 4am and resting during the heat of the day.
He had suspected stress fractures in both feet and suffered heat stroke on the first day out of Kununurra.
A message from We Are Mobilise said his fundraising had reached $15,000, helping five families.
- Who
- Lochlan Gilbert, a 16-year-old from Capel in Western Australia.
- What
- He ran 660 kilometres along the Gibb River Road in 14 days to raise money to help people facing homelessness.
- When
- During the school holidays; the exact dates are not stated.
- Where
- The Gibb River Road in Western Australia’s far north.
- Why
- He wanted to help people experiencing homelessness and take on a personal challenge.
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Gilbert trained for the run.
Gilbert suffered heat stroke.
He ran about 50 kilometres a day, with rest during the heat and walking when fatigued.
Gilbert said he had found his stride.
- Distance
- 660 kilometres
- Duration
- 14 days
- Age
- 16
- Training
- Two months
- Fundraising milestone
- $15,000; a message from We Are Mobilise said this had helped five families
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