Weight Watchers Australia - March 2018

Words

Nicola Conville

Photography

Bauer Syndication

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CHARITY FITNESS EVENTS

TOUGH MUDDER

W H AT This famous endurance

event will push you through 9km

to 16km of mud and obstacles

designed to test your stamina

and fitness levels.

WHEN AND WHERE Events are

held in Sydney (Nov 17 & 18),

Melbourne (October 20 & 21)

and South East Queensland

(May 19 & 20).

INFO toughmudder.com.au

SYDNEY TO

SURFERS RIDE

W H AT This epic seven-day,

900km bike ride is not for the

faint of heart. The event raises

funds for Father Chris Riley’s

Youth Off The Streets (YOTS).

WHEN AND WHERE Starting

in Sydney and ending up at

Sea World in Surfer’s Paradise,

the ride takes place between

May 5-11.

INFO sydneytosurfers.org.au

“Being a part of CanToo

has changed my life.”

Dani Lombard, 38, has been raising

money for charity fitness events

with CanToo for almost 10 years.

She tells us why she does it.

“I did my first event with CanToo in 2008. The

least threatening – but still intimidating –

program for me was the 9km Bridge Run. I could

not believe that I was able to train to run 9km

without stopping. I always thought I was

someone who was biologically incapable of

running for some reason!” she says.

“Since then I have done several half

marathons, two full marathons, a trail run and

several ocean swims. It’s so contagious – the

camaraderie, the friendships, being motivated to

stay fit because you have an event goal and also

because you’ve fundraised and people have

supported you, so you feel very keen to stay on

track and do everyone proud! So far I’ve raised

almost $55,000 for cancer research.

“Participating in charity events gives you the

sense that you’re doing something bigger than

yourself. The personal triumph of completing

an endurance event is huge, but knowing you’re

contributing to the greater good is also a

wonderful feeling. I often think, when I’m doing

it tough on a run, that there are people currently

in treatment for cancer who would love to go

for a run but can’t. It is a privilege to be able to

exercise and have a healthy body that works and

does what you want it to.

“Being a part of CanToo has changed my life in

so many ways. I have become a runner and an

ocean swimmer, two things I never thought I’d

be! As long as my body works, I’ll keep turning up

every year and taking on new challenges.”

For more information visit cantoo.org.au. #

Get down and

dirty with the

challenging Tough

Mudder event.

Dani Lombard

has raised nearly

$55,000 for

CanToo.

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