After traversing a gruelling 275-kilometre stretch, spanning over eight arduous days, the Just Like Jack team have completed their Point to Point to Pinnacle endurance challenge.
The initiative, aimed at raising money to buy wheelchairs and equipment as part of the Just Like Jack charity, culminated on Sunday afternoon as the team conquered the Point to Pinnacle half-marathon.
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Father-and-son duo, Jack and Chris Duffy, were joined by five other wheel-chair bound children as they climbed the 21.1-kilometre incline of Mount Wellington.
Mr Duffy said he felt a surge of enormous relief as he crossed the finish line after averaging a marathon length of running every day for more than a week.
"It was a really challenging and physically exhausting effort, but thanks to all the people that have helped us along the way, Jack absolutely loved it," he said.
As of Sunday, more than $23,000 had been raised.
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Luke Miller
I am a council and general news reporter at the Examiner. If you have any issues or information regarding local government, please contact me via email at luke.miller@austcommunitymedia.com.au.
I am a council and general news reporter at the Examiner. If you have any issues or information regarding local government, please contact me via email at luke.miller@austcommunitymedia.com.au.
