OUR TEAM
WE'VE RAISED
$1,177
TO LEAVE MS BEHIND
WE'VE LOGGED
986.10km
FOR OUR CHALLENGE
Team Trip Hazards - Finished
Surpassed our goals, so happy, thank you to everyone who supported us in donations and / or in encouragement. 🙏🏻Finishing with a long walk
Pippa longest walk so far, round trip of 11km to and along the beach. One of us is tired now and it’s not the dog!Early morning walk in brisbane
walk before appointmentMoving any way we can
Almost at the end of the month and finally had to log a wheelchair push as the legs just didn’t want to cooperate yesterday evening. Been a while since I’ve used it any distance outside in manual mode. Forgot how hard it is going along pavements with driveways, the angle of the path, uneven pavement, bumps at crossings not to mention a slight slope! Hope the money raised for research will keep people out of wheelchairs in the future.City Walk
Pippa the puppy’s first time in the city with a walk around South Bank.Sunset walk
Lovely evening sunset walk/runGc30
Team effort at the GC30! We had a fantastic weekend and proudly ran 7.5k each. We are Team Trip HazardsParkrun 18th May
Pippa the puppy joined us for her first very first Parkrun this morning. Only walking her until she is a bit older. With the walk there and back we clocked up 8.7kmWalk in fig tree walk near kenilworth
Beautiful walk in fig trees near KenilworthBee gees way
Today we enjoyed a walk along the waterfront at Redcliffe.Groundhog day
Beautiful one day .... perfect the next! We enjoyed yesterday so much we decided to hit repeat.Shadows on the sand
Long shadows on our morning walk.Team Mascot?
Pippa the Border Collie puppy only to willing too join in all the walking.Walking at rainbow beach
A beautiful day for a walk along the beach at Rainbow Beach today.Out riding
A beautiful autumn morning to go out ridingAfternoon walk
A lovely afternoon walk and a few more klm added to the totalParkrun wes mitchel park at tin can bay
I had a lovely morning at parkrun Tin Can Bay. another 5 klm added to my May 50 klmA great day out
A wonderful day. Coffee, walk and lunch.Out traveling
out traveling and getting in some short walks when we stopSunset run
Sunset run from home to water front at Banksia Beach.Sitting down on the job!
MS legs struggling this afternoon so clocked up 5km in the kayak. So grateful for the special hand and wrist adaptations on my paddle as the MS affects my hands too and I had to give it up for several years. With these adaptations I was able to get back on the water. Kayaking gives me such a sense of freedom when I’m stuck in the wheelchair.Morning walk/run
Getting more klm in along Bribie foreshoreCelebrating karen’s birthday
Thus morning adding some more klm from all the team at parkrun SSKOOPA Bribie islandMorning walk/run
My injury is only allowing walking and short run this week. hopefully a bit more running next week.Why i’m doing this?
Mainly because I have MS, I have friends with MS and I have lost a couple of friends with MS. I know only too well how this disease can affect us and see first hand how it gets worse in spite of treatments. There is no cure, thanks to research treatments have improved but they all have bad side effects. Research now may not help me but it will hopefully help others in the future and maybe one day they will find a cure or means to prevent it. I personally take part in MS research, donate to MS research and hope by doing the May 50 to raise awareness as well as funds. My MS story has been one of slow steady decline over 30+ years. in 2021 I had 3 major flares, putting me in hospital for a month at a time. I went from being an active person to someone in a wheelchair, no movement in my left leg and limited use of right leg and both hands, I had spasms, pain and other issues. I had to give up my job, my hobbies and completely change my life - devastating. However I have been lucky, thanks to an amazing physio and an unbelievable amount of continuous hard work I can now get myself moving. Most days I can walk and even run at least part of the time. My wonderfully supportive friends and I have committed to walking or running 150kms each during May. As I don’t know how I will be one moment to the next I will walk and run as much as I can, swim when I can’t walk and push myself in my wheelchair if I need to. Thank you for reading this and for your support whether you are able to donate or not. KarenSupport our challenge to leave MS behind!
We are taking part in The May 50K challenge this May to raise funds for life-changing research into multiple sclerosis!
MS strikes young people in the prime of their lives. The average age of diagnosis is only 30 years old, and there is no known cure.
Please make a donation and support our challenge to leave MS where it belongs, behind us.
Your donation will support research into the prevention, treatment and finding a cure for multiple sclerosis to change lives.
Thank you!
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Katherine Heaton
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Carol
From Carol at gym
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Leigh
Excellent cause with some inspo peeps taking on this challenge. Go team 🥳👏
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Frances Thompson
Good luck with this challenge, I'm sure you will manage it and make a good contribution for MS
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Tracy Ballantyne
Wishing you all the very best , Karen you are a true inspiration, May ongoing health be your portion. Xx
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Gillian Dollard
Go Karen! I love getting your updates. You are such an inspiration 😀
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Lynette Tyrrell
Well done
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Lorraine
Keep going!
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Kim & Christine
You are amazing Karen and we are so proud of you!
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Jennelle Clark
From one MS warrior to another!
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Kaylee Nixon
You guys are amazing! Very inspirational, well done going for 150km each!
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Alan And Roslyn James
In memory of two of our dear friends
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Elaine Kay
Go Girl! Thanks from a fellow sufferer
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Robyn Lancaster
Good on you, Karen! Good luck! 🌟
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Liana
Good luck! 🏃♀️
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John Spillane
Good luck
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Paul Webb
Good luck to Karen and the Trip Hazards, you are all great runners and I am sure you will make it & raise lots of money
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James
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Nola
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Trish Brown
Good luck Karen.
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Hansen
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Valerie Searchfield
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Valerie Searchfield
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Robyn And Shane
You are an inspiration Karen we want to help get a cure for MS all the best Robyn and Shane
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Great work Karen