Darius Sam, the young man from Merritt who pledged to run 100 miles in 24 hours to raise money for his local food bank, will be throwing on his running shoes and hitting the road yet again.

Sam raised over $110,000 for the Nicola Valley Food Bank in June after his mission caught widespread media and public attention.

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However, this time the 20-year-old Merritt man will be running for a different cause.

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Sam won香蕉视频直播檛 be raising money this time around but rather awareness. The 20-year-old is dubbing this run as 香蕉视频直播渢he Run Against Addiction香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� a cause that hits close to home for him.

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Sam hopes to shed light on the many different forms of addiction that can take over a life, rather than simply focus on drug and alcohol addiction.

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Sam hopes his run will help change the narrative and stigmas surrounding addiction.

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Sam is determined to reach the 100-mile mark in 24 hours after his previous run in June was cut short at the 89-mile mark.

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Sam admitted that running 100 miles in 24 hours was a bigger challenge than he had anticipated. The mental and physical anguish was ultimately more than he was prepared for.

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Sam ended up running for 29 hours in his last attempt. After a trip to the hospital, his mother convinced him to shut it down.

This time, however, Sam feels more prepared 香蕉视频直播� physically and mentally.

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Sam has been training for this run for over two months, putting in 香蕉视频直播渟erious weeks香蕉视频直播� where he runs a minimum of 40 up to 100 miles (160 kilometres) per week.

Sam thinks his new training regimen along with a stronger dedication to nutrition and allowing his body recovery time will ultimately make the difference in his second attempt at 100 miles in 24 hours.

Sam had little running experience prior to his first attempt. Despite vigorous training leading up to the run, his goal still seemed ambitious for a relatively new runner.

Other than the mental battle that occurs when attempting to run 100 miles in 24 hours, Sam anticipates that weather might be his biggest challenge this time around.

He plans to start the run on Dec. 5, snow and cold temperatures may be inevitable. 香蕉视频直播淚 don香蕉视频直播檛 know what mother nature has in store for me but it香蕉视频直播檚 happening Dec. 5 regardless of anything that香蕉视频直播檚 going on.香蕉视频直播�

jesse.day@pentictonwesternnews.com
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