Post by Radu Polschi

I just ran a 100km ultramarathon. My previous longest run ever: 23km. And to make things slightly more interesting: • 3 hours of sleep the night before 😴 • 25 hours from start to finish ⏱️ • 32°C London heat ☀️ • Food ruined by foxes 🦊 • A watch that died at km 78 ⌚ • Too many blisters to count 🩹 And yet, powered by sheer determination and the simple audacity to keep going no matter what… I did it. As of writing this, together we’ve raised an incredible £929 for MS Society, just short of the (updated) £1000 goal ❤️ To everyone who donated, shared, followed the livestream, joined parts of the route, sent messages, or simply checked in: thank you. This was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Not just physically, but logistically. Originally, I wanted to do the entire event completely self-supported. I had planned and pre-dropped food and water across three checkpoints and set myself one rule: No outside help except in an emergency. In principle, that stayed true. In practice… London foxes had other ideas. By the time I reached checkpoints 1 and 3, parts of my supplies had been destroyed and I had to call in emergency backup from my dad, who brought replacement supplies I had prepared beforehand. Without that, I probably would not have finished. And honestly, the support throughout the day made a bigger difference than I expected. My dad. Friends who joined sections of the route. Messages from people tracking me. Donations coming in while I was still running. It turns out that doing hard things alone sounds impressive. But getting through them together works better. There’s an old saying: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. And over these last 10 days, I was reminded of it again. Originally this challenge started as an attempt to find my limits. And somewhere over those 100km, I realised something: I still haven’t found them. Not because there aren’t any. But because they are probably much further away than I ever gave myself credit for. So if there is one thing I’m taking away from this: Set goals that sound slightly unreasonable. Commit to them. Keep showing up. And keep going. You might surprise yourself. I certainly did. And if anyone would like to help push us over the final stretch to our goal, the fundraiser will remain open until the end of May (link in the comments) ❤️ #Ultramarathon #Running #MultipleSclerosis #MSSociety #Fundraising #Endurance #Challenge #Charity