St Peter Teacher Running 100km Over 18 Hours Straight After Impressive Terry Fox Campaign
/UPDATED: 9:40 a.m. Nov. 26, 2021.
Mme. Julie Vallieres, a teacher at St Peter Secondary School, is aiming to run 100 km, running from 3:00 p.m. on Thursday to 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Photo courtesy of Julie Vallieres.
When the annual Terry Fox campaign at St Peter launched in October, Vallieres vowed to do this run if students raised over $30,000. A small group of teachers also promised to camp outside the school Thursday night.
Students surpassed the goal on Oct. 27 with a final tally of over $33,000.
“I’m not an athlete, I’m just someone who started running for my physical and mental health,” said Vallieres. “I’m not fast, I just know that when I set a goal I will reach it. I just get so much confidence from it.”
Photos courtesy of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic School Board
Her goal for the overnight run is 100 km over the span of 18 hours. She will periodically be joined by other teachers though she warned them she will not be slowing down for them.
“This challenge - when you compare to what Terry Fox did- it’s nothing,” said Vallieres. “I’m healthy, I’ve got both my legs. This is not a big challenge. Like Terry Fox said ‘Anything is possible when you try. Often the limits you give yourself, that’s you limiting what you can do.”
Vallieres bib has a quote in both French and English to represent St Peters French immersion program. Photo courtesy of Julie Vallieres.
