Toon ramps it up, stepping up the pace as he starts heading for the hills
Charity run hero Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai left Kamphaeng Phet and reached Tak today – Day 45 of his 2,191km fundraising run.
For the first lap of 19 kilometres, Toon ran from Saeng Tawan village in Kamphaeng Phet’s Kosumphi Nakhon district to Wang Chao Hospital in Tak.
A roadside crowd waited for his appearance, cheered him on, and handed him their cash.
In the next week Toon reaches areas in the north of Thailand with steep and windy roads.
So far, Toon has run for 35 days, covering 1,728 kilometres. The campaign has so far raised 815.425 million baht for 11 major public hospitals and earned praise from HM The King and the Thai PM.
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