Canadian hip hop artist Dillan King says running 100 marathons in 100 days was not only the hardest thing he has ever done, but the “proudest accomplishment” of his entire life.
‘I didn’t do this to just run’: Canadian hip hop artist runs 100 marathons in 100 days for men’s mental health
Aside from running 42 kilometres every day for more than three months straight, King recorded and posted daily messages on his social media accounts, mainly on Instagram, sharing thoughts about his experience, tools to get through life’s tough times, and other insights and bits of wisdom he’s learned along the way.
“ silenced my mind a bit, so I didn’t have to face and learn from my feelings. … I now know that my sensitives are actually gifts,” King said. “I started running the day after I put down alcohol. … I know I needed to replace that behaviour,” he said.While running on streets and trails in the GTA, King said he started to embrace who he is and accepted that being open and vulnerable were not signs of weakness, but some of his greatest strengths.“ helped me be a person of service. It helped me learn from my traumas and pain. It helped me find new ways to cope,” he shared.
“The pain, I can’t even describe. Sometimes I couldn’t even lay down or get comfortable, but I know that all pain is temporary, physical and mental,” he said. “I really wanted these runs to reach people who are struggling and show them that it’s OK to not be OK, that there’s a way forward,” King said.
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