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.

91裸聊视频淢y original goal last time was only $1,000, so to jump to $110,000 was pretty surreal,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t made a huge impact down at the food bank, I couldn91裸聊视频檛 be happier with what it did for the people.91裸聊视频�

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

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Sam won91裸聊视频檛 be raising money this time around but rather awareness. The 20-year-old is dubbing this run as 91裸聊视频渢he Run Against Addiction91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� a cause that hits close to home for him.

91裸聊视频淚 grew up in an adopted home because of addiction, I91裸聊视频檝e lost a few family members to addiction, I91裸聊视频檝e lost friendships91裸聊视频� and I91裸聊视频檓 sure a lot of people can relate,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淓very person I know at least knows one person that91裸聊视频檚 in addiction and it affects them in some way.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淲hether it91裸聊视频檚 food, alcohol, pornography, social media or a handful of other things used to escape reality, addiction is everywhere and has taken over so many lives,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淎 huge one I want to address is excess time on social media. A lot of young people don91裸聊视频檛 realize that91裸聊视频檚 an addiction and it can be very destructive.91裸聊视频�

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

91裸聊视频淎 lot of very beautiful souls and very beautiful people have been lost in addiction and I91裸聊视频檇 like for people to realize that people just like you and me can get caught in the wrong place.91裸聊视频�

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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.

91裸聊视频淚 ran into some complications last time where I don91裸聊视频檛 think I trained as hard I could have, ultimately I didn91裸聊视频檛 end up finishing the full 100,91裸聊视频� Sam said. 91裸聊视频淚 knew I had to come back and face it.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淚t gets to a point where it91裸聊视频檚 so easy to pack it in, it91裸聊视频檚 such a mental battle with yourself because you91裸聊视频檙e hurt, doing this hurts. Your whole body is just shocked really.

91裸聊视频淚 think the hardest part is just keeping one foot going after the other.91裸聊视频�

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 91裸聊视频� physically and mentally.

91裸聊视频淚 went into it (last attempt) pretty ignorant to everything91裸聊视频� I didn91裸聊视频檛 know much about nutrition and how to fuel my body when approaching something like that,91裸聊视频� Sam said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e learned a lot in the last few months and there were a lot of flaws in my game plan going into the last one.91裸聊视频�

Sam has been training for this run for over two months, putting in 91裸聊视频渟erious weeks91裸聊视频� 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. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know what mother nature has in store for me but it91裸聊视频檚 happening Dec. 5 regardless of anything that91裸聊视频檚 going on.91裸聊视频�

jesse.day@pentictonwesternnews.com
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