I'm running 71km to celebrate my baby, Scarlett And Sam.
My Progress
I've raised
$2,756
I've Moved
35KM
My Target
71KM
Every day in Australia, 71 babies are born prematurely.
This November, I’m taking on the Premmie Marathon Challenge, and for me, this one is incredibly personal 💜
Both Scarlett and Sam entered the world earlier than expected. Neither made it to full term, and both spent their first days in an incubator, relying on specialised care and equipment to help their little bodies adjust to life on the outside before they were ready.
Last September, Sam arrived suddenly at around 34 weeks after a ruptured placenta resulting in an emergency C-section. In those first few days, he needed support to breathe and a procedure on his lungs to help his tiny body do something we simply couldn’t help him do ourselves.
As parents, we could love them, sit beside them and hold them when we were able to, but we couldn’t keep them warm, monitor their tiny bodies or help them breathe. We had to place an incredible amount of trust in the medical teams and the equipment surrounding them.
Without access to that neonatal care and equipment, I genuinely don’t know what we would have done.
That’s why this November I’ll be running 71km for Running for Premature Babies, helping raise funds for life saving neonatal equipment in hospitals around Australia.
Every kilometre will be for Scarlett and Sam, and for every family sitting beside an incubator, and lastly for the specialised nurses that looked after our babies 24/7 when we would have to leave them each night.
If you’re able to donate, no matter how small, I’d be incredibly grateful. 💜
71km for my two premmies and all of Australia’s tiniest fighters. 🏃♀️💜
Thank you to my donors
$299.78
Anonymous
$216.50
Cam And Sabrina
$163.43
Kevin Pedemont
Great effort and a good cause.
$119.56
Karate Academy Sydney
You go girl 👏👏👏
$119.56
Trish, Dave & Chloe Endres
You are so amazing and such a great mum and role model
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Angela Laundry
$119.56
David Laundry
Well done Emily
$112
Sophie Hussain
Amazing effort, Emily! Such a worthy cause. Wishing you all the best in smashing your target!
$106.75
Anonymous
$106.75
Mark And Jenette
$106.75
Margaret Mcconvill
Good luck Emily! Such a sonderful cause and so grateful for the care and support you, Scarlett and Sam received.
$106.75
Jen F
You've got this!
$78.42
Michaela And Jason Martino
We love you. Your family and all you are doing for this important cause x
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Emily Dore
$67.80
Samuel Hughes
Absolute legend as always doing kick ass things! Good luck on your challenge mate
$67.80
Anthony
You’re gonna crush those 71kms. Keep on sprintin’ 💪🏻
$67.80
Daniel Medcalf
Great cause Emily - good luck!
$67.80
Robyn Harvey
Supporting you all the way Em💖
$67.80
Fiona
You go girl 🏃♀️Love this & know you will do this not only for your kids but all the babies who will benefit from money raised ❤️
$67.80
Anonymous
Great cause Emily. 👍
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Anonymous
$55.95
Gene Dean
$54.75
Erica
So proud of you ❤️
$50
Beck & Ethan
Proud of you Emmy! Such an amazing cause, and one I know you carry close to your heart. You’ve got this!
$40
James Wells
$40
Team All Might
For a great cause.
$37.72
Sheetal Krishnan
$37.72
Jean Paul Lombardo
Hey Em, I know you are going to smash the marathon and I could not think of a better cause ❤️
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Tori N
You’ve got this Em!
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Maddie
$23.81
Alex Coupar
Go super mum 💪🏻
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Claudia S
You are a legend! Go Em!
$5
A great and worthy cause. Proud of you for raising awareness and funds for the many tiny humans of today and the future.