Climate change cancelled a race Burnaby resident Verner Von Lofstrand really wanted to take part in so he鈥檚 putting all that hard training to good use on Saturday.
Von Lofstrand has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $5,000 through his plan to run 100 miles on Burnaby Mountain.
Starting at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Von Lofstrand will attempt the BC 100Miler, with him running an 8.5-kilometre trail 19 times in the frigid temperatures expected Saturday.
Von Lofstrand has been training for a race of a similar distance, but it鈥檚 been repeatedly cancelled.
鈥淯nfortunately, we have treated Mother Nature like crap and she is fighting back,鈥� he wrote on the GoFundMe page. 鈥淲eather-related circumstances have cancelled at least three races I have been involved with in the last year. This was MY first race cancelled by weather. But I am not going to sit back and feel sorry for myself this weekend. I booked the time off. I bought all the supplies I needed. I rallied myself for 100 miles. So I am going to go get it.鈥�
Half of the money raised, Von Lofstrand says, will go to the . The other half is earmarked for an environmental advocacy group of his choosing.
鈥淚 won't sit back and watch another race get cancelled and do nothing,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淚t's time we all take some responsibility.鈥�
You can donate to the campaign .
