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17-year-old student concludes 100-kilometre marathon for charity

High school student Gavin Pratt of Essex County finished a 108 kilometre-long marathon for charity in the early morning hours of Nov. 12, 2023. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor) High school student Gavin Pratt of Essex County finished a 108 kilometre-long marathon for charity in the early morning hours of Nov. 12, 2023. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor)
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St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic High School student Gavin Pratt is happy to be home after running an ultra marathon to raise money for the Royal Canadian Legion.

The 17-year-old student started running at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning at the Whispering Grace 100 in Ohio.

He finished what turned out to be a 108-kilometre course at 3 a.m. on Sunday.

Prior to the race, his longest run was an 80-kilometre trail race.

Pratt said it was a tough run but he persevered while thinking of the veterans at the Royal Canadian Legion.

“I'm really glad that I was able to do that. I'm really thankful the race organizers put the race on and I'm really glad I was able to raise money with it. It definitely made it worth it and I was thinking about the veterans the Royal Canadian Legion supports as I was running and thinking about what I was doing wasn't even close to what so many had to go through,” he said.

The grade 12 student has raised over $5,500 to support Essex County’s 594 branch, and is hoping more will give through his GoFundMe campaign

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