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My Marathon series

Now that the marathon is over and done with, I would like to thank all those who supported me on this journey, especially those who did so through a donation to Inspire. A total of €241.50 where collected on my behalf for this NGO, which though not much still made my run much more meaningful. In particular, I thank my parents, girlfriend, friends, and the Vodafone Foundation for their support.

For those who missed any one of my blog-posts on running and the marathon, you can find the links to all of them below.



My sports adventures are set to continue, but in the meantime, future blogs will be more focused on Maltese politics and society in general (though there will be one final blog of post-marathon reflections soon). Due to my studies, in the coming months I might be writing less than usual. But while the frequency of the posts might go down, I promise to do my best to keep up with the quality, especially now that this blog has substantially increased its popularity.

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