Cross Canada Run

Following is the experience of a talented young student with anxiety, depression and, unfortunately, the stigma.

 

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I’m a 16 year old high school student and I have had severe clinical depression for about 3 years and have had panic attacks in the past year. I would like to thank you for doing this run [...]

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First of all, I apologize for the lack of updates in the past week. I haven’t been feeling too upbeat lately because I haven’t been able to run and therefore felt like I was slacking off. In fact, I have been slacking off. I haven’t been cooking much because fast food is just too convenient [...]

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I am actually trying very hard right at this moment to fight discouragements. While resting my injury, I am organizing a 10K race locally to raise awareness for the cause and also raise funds to build sidewalks in the town that I am staying. I noticed that many roads in Clarenville do not have sidewalks [...]

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I have been running around town posting ads for a driver but not sure if I can get someone before my feet recover. I still have difficulty accepting the fact that I need to pay someone to go on such a great journey with me. Anyways, I have been keeping myself busy by going to [...]

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I am trying to find someone to drive the RV while recovering in Clarenville. The pay for the position is not very high but should be suitable for someone looking for a summer job. I will post the position at the local employment office tomorrow. In the process of talking to people about hiring a [...]

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I decided to see a physiotherapist about my heels and I visited Leonard Roxin at the Trinity Physiotherapy who treated me with ultrasound and gave me a few pointers and even waived his service fees as a way of supporting my run. I much appreciated his help. I expect to take the next few days [...]

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Clarenville is one of the larger towns where there are more business establishments and more things happening. I haven’t had much chance for entertainment since I started the run so I thought now would be a good time for it. Well, I ended up having too much fun and did a few things that I [...]

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I needed a good run to relax myself today. I just wanted to enjoy the running, without all the obligations and pressures. My focus on getting rides and meeting the daily distance has taken my joy out of running for the last couple of weeks. I still remember how great I felt when I started [...]

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I had a really good run this morning, mainly because I got a ride from Ivan at the RV park. I finished my first 20km before I knew it. The afternoon run was a different story though. Ivan was busy so I had to do my loop back. I planned to do 10km but ended [...]

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The pain on my left foot is likely the result of my worn out shoes after about 400 km of running. I was kind of depressed when I saw a sign that said I am just over 100km from St. John’s because I spent most of my time running the Baccallieu Trail which loops back [...]

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