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Tillsonburgâs George Papadakos will hit the ground running when he kicks off his 31 marathons in 31 days âMarathons for Memoriesâ fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of Oxford in January.
Papadakos set a goal of $13,082, representing $1 for every kilometre he plans to run in January, and as of Dec. 21 he had raised $1,242 (9% of his goal).
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âHeâs doing an amazing thing, itâs incredible what heâs doing,â said Shelley Green, Executive Director, Alzheimer Society of Oxford. âHeâs going to be running in snow⦠itâs pretty incredible.
Tillsonburg Man Plans to Run a Marathon Every Day in January Tillsonburg s George Papadakos plans to run a marathon every single day in January to raise funds for the Alzheimer Society of Oxford County.
TILLSONBURG - A Tillsonburg man plans to run a marathon every single day in the month of January to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Oxford County.
George Papadakos will run 46 kilometres every day in and around Tillsonburg. I m going to be running a marathon a day for the month of January. It equals 31 marathons in total, somewhere around 1308.2 kilometres in distance and hopefully a lot of memories and it will be a big learning curve as well.