Richie Egan

777 Marathon 2021 National

My Activity Tracking

1,277
kms

I'm fundraising for...

My name is Richie Egan and I'm a 21-year-old man from Geelong.  As part of my ultimate goal to complete 100 marathons, in June this year I'm turning things up a notch, by taking on Bravehearts' 777!- 7 Marathons in 7 Australian States in 7 Days - to raise funds for the prevention of child sexual assault and exploitation. 

To date, I've run 12 in total.  But that is just the tip of the iceberg. The act of putting all of those miles into the legs?... Is but one aspect of how I am trying to live an intentional life.  One that involves a never-ending process of building mental toughness, through the constant practice of discipline and seeking out the uncomfortable.

Running 105 and a half laps of an athletics track on my 21st birthday? - uncomfortable.

Religiously taking Cold showers for the last 5 years? - uncomfortable.

Weekly Monday morning 4:30 am accountability run? - uncomfortable.

And keeping a 1-year running streak alive since the 1st Feb 2020? - uncomfortable.

This to me is what it takes, to not only go the distance but to be true to my values and the way I want to live my life. I look forward to what will be my greatest challenge yet, in June this year!

Please help me meet my fundraising goal by donating generously via the link provided.

Cheers!!

My Achievements

My Updates

Met Peter Mahoney

Monday 1st Feb
30 JAN 21

After work, I caught up with a former finisher and 2021 Bravehearts' 777 runner and all-around great bloke Peter Mahoney.  

It was great to get to know him a little bit better after a few brief phone calls.  I first got in touch with him after randomly seeing him rocking a braveheart's singlet while on a run, whilst on my way to work. We chatted about our running backgrounds, (he has me covered by a lazy 230 or so marathons)  amongst other things.  He's a father of 5 and you can tell he's a family man.

One thing that I really took out of our meeting was that this event is about so much more than the running side of things.  Although I have been lucky enough never to suffer from sexual assault or exploitation, I am told that many people who participate are survivors.  I hope that at the end of the day, my participation in this event can help support Braveheart's work in eradicating this from our society.

I look forward to meeting more of the National runners very soon!

Over Halfway!

Thursday 21st Jan
And just like that the $5k marker has been hit!  

I want to once again say a big thanks to everyone that has donated and helped to spread the word so far.  The support has just been unbelievable and I am so very lucky to have so many people that on this occasion and on many others, have encouraged me through my every endeavour.

Regarding my training for the event, I am going to be a little bit greedy and try and punch out one more fast marathon before the 7/7/7 starts on June 28.  So Canberra Marathon on the 11th April it is.  Until then, for the next 11-12 weeks, I will maintain my standard ~100km weekly volume, with a few shorter races along the way before I really get into long and slow distance running mode.

I am obviously looking forward to the journey ahead but for now, I'm just gonna try and stay present and enjoy the process! 

Thanks,
Richie


Thank you to my Sponsors

$1,000

Steigen Pty Ltd

$515

Grassroots Movement Australia

$300

Mum And Dad

$295

Richard Egan

$293

Declan Robertson

Legendary effort Ritta, keep it up king 👑

$212

Harry Kelly

3 votes to you Richie, well done

$212

Wayne Moore

Good luck Richie and well done for what you are doing

$159

Geelong Runners Club

Go get em’ Richie!

$106

Mel Rylance

Awesome challenge, good luck 🏃‍♂️

$106

Brodie

$106

Steve

Amazing work Richie. Most of the St Mary's runners in my time couldn't run around the block (except for Mark Boxer) so you're putting everyone to shame. Love the work you're doing both for your own development and to help child sexual assault which unfortunately is way too common in our society.

$106

Matt

Should be easy considering you won’t have to chase me this time

$80

Lochie Hosking

Awesome stuff legend, proud of you mate

$79.50

Lachlan Jewell

Keep up the awesome Ritchie, Smash this one out!!

$79.50

Patrick Brice

Awesome effort Rit, all the best sir

$61.48

Andrew Mcneel

Very inspiring stuff Richy! Keep up the great work legend

$58.30

Isaac Mcmahon

Proud of you mate! Stay hard

$53

Marcus Curypko

This is inspirational mate. My best wishes to you for a safe and successful 777!

$53

Anonymous

Yeah boi !

$53

Mark Pleasance

$53

The Lings

Amazing effort Ritchie

$53

Josh Mills

Just phenomenal

$53

Emma Hoskin

$53

Tom Davis

Awesome stuff mate, truely inspirational

$53

Joe Villanti

$53

Aunty Lyn

You are doing a great job Richie. Very proud of you. Aunty Lyn

$53

Joe Kneebone

All the best brother

$53

Jessica Taylor

$53

Miriam Kleijn

Good work Richie! Super impressive goal to aim for and for a good foundation too!!

$53

Taira Tajiri

Keep it up Richie!

$53

Michelle Morrissey

Well done Richie!

$53

Gwen And Peter James

Amazing challenge. Well done Richie

$53

Harry Ling

Amazing effort Ritta!

$53

Darcy Brice

Go kick some ass mate, inspiring stuff!

$53

Jesse Delaney

As always Richie you continue to push yourself in amazing ways and raising money for great causes along the way. Keep up the incredible work and if you ever need a training partner at 4.30am hit me up!!!!

$53

Bronte Primmer

You never cease to amaze me Richie!! Can’t wait to see you smash this challenge 💪

$53

Lily Twyford

Absolutely legendary

$50

Paul Posterino

You are a really inspirational person Richie. We are really looking forward to seeing you dominate this event.

$50

Tobias Hogg

Inspiring stuff mate! Keep up the hard work and best of luck in June!

$50

Isaac Hockey

Rich - bloody amazing mate, I shake my head every week at your Monday morning nocturnal effort, let alone this. If anyone has got this, it sure is you!

$50

Danny Gray

You’re a great young man Richie, keep doing what you love!

$50

J Pineda

Good luck my bro! You got this

$50

Raimondo Family

Well done Richie!

$50

Hugh Brooks

Keep up the hard work Richie!

$50

Zoe Morrissey

Absolute legend. You’re doing an incredible thing!

$50

Matthew Robertson

You're a much better human than I! Go you good thing!! But please... at some point... just a have a warm shower!!

$50

Khiara Egan

Go Rich!

$50

Bek Lebish

$44

Nick Brown

🔥 love your work rich

$39

Vivian Lam

keep up the good work:)

$31.80

Tom Foley

$31.80

Jarom Toi

On ya bro 👏🏽

$31.80

Allie Drake

$31.80

Amber Mcdonald

Always so proud of you rich, such a great role model .

$26.50

Ryhan Oconnor

You’re an inspiration mate

$26.50

Hayden Mcmahon

$26.50

Wendi Hickey

Keep kicking goals Rich

$26.50

Mathew Smoult

$26.50

Tom Page

Absolutely astounding Rich, you’re a super star!

$26.50

Ty Willis

Huge effort champion, go get em!

$26.50

J-dogz

get it king

$25

Gerard Robertson

Great effort Ritchie, all the best mate

$25

Anonymous

$25

Ben Ludbrook

Get em Rich!

$25

J P

$25

Aussie Perrott

Keep it up mate 💪💪💪

$21.20

Sanjana Malewar

You’re an absolute gun Richie! Keep it up!

$21.20

Devon Wells

$20

Alex Holroyd

Love ya ridda xo

$15

Sam Mclachlan

Huge effort mate! Keen for a few runs in the prep!

$10.60

Maddy Lane

Well done!!

$10

Andrew Valenti

My hero!

$5.30

Finn Doyle

Good stuff Ridda!!