Having completed my challenge I wanted to share the story, which I feel is worth reading. If you would like to help please share it as widely as you can.
This thread is a follow-up to [url=http://www.bungie.net/7_Community-I-need-your-support/en-us/Groups/Post?id=60024134&groupId=3493#referred-]this[/url]. Your response as a community was really positive and for that I am thankful #SeventhColumn
*** P.S. Arbitor5, an awesome guy who watched the event in person, has some T-shirts (one of which is my super-rare HFCS T-shirt). He'll be giving some away to bnetters (I'll let him explain more), so make sure that if you decide to contribute you note your username somewhere in the donation message (your unique ID, not SecondClass) Thanks :)
Edit 12th July: Seeing as any bnetters that contributed post-offer were anonymous and/or told me they were not worried about swag, and the donation page expires really soon, I feel no guilt in saying Arbitor5 can keep my HFCS tee. It is the very least he deserves, after being such a great-awesome-amazing guy!
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That's amazing, congrats!
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>matathon in thread title >marathon logo in OP's avatar >thread is about an actual marathon >shit >meme arrows outside of reddit
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Chicken Dick?
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o.0 I don't know what to say. That is simply astounding. Your determination is something to behold, and I don't even have a fraction of that. I can't really describe how amazing that is.
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Great job man. One question though. I see you can swim but can you lift?
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I really wish I had the money to donate to this. Either way awesome job Tom. Keep kicking ass.
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I remember seeing your original thread and meaning to donate, but I put it off and the inevitable tedium of life pushed it from the forefront of my mind. Apologies. I'm glad you were able to achieve what you set out to do. I'd also like to thank you - not only for bringing a bit more good into the world, but also for raising awareness for something a majority of people don't know about, for your amazingly insightful follow up blog, and for reintroducing me to David Foster Wallace's "This is Water" speech that I had forgotten but was in dire need of remembering. I hope someday your friend can find the relief she's searching for.
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Mad Respect Bro. I can barely make it through a 300m swim.