For a Snickers to 5000km: Help fuel the road to records!

Hey everyone,

My name is Berti. I am a 3D Art student and runner.

For the past 4 years, I have dragged myself, one step at a time out of some deep holes. And running has been instrumental in the success. Running has become my drug of choice, my happy place, keeps me honest, and pushes me daily towards discomfort; it's what carried me from a basement dweller and useless person at my parents house to moving out, getting good jobs, giving talks and pushing my running game to speess and distances i didnt think possible. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCkGhxitpw9/

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now originally, 2024 was menr ri be the year of records. sub 40 10k, 01:30:00 HM and sub 3 marathon. Yet it wasnt ment to be, while achieved a lot of great things, in the end injuries and other things made it a "bettee luck next year" deal. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEK6oXmNtge/?img_index=1

So, 2025 became the new year of records.

bettee training, better shoes, more grind. to make this year my b.

But life never goes the way you expect.

Recently, my student job got canned, and the cut into my finances has hit hard enough.

Further, being a student at a private uni (SAE Cologne) comes with various investment requirements, which further cut into what personal projects can be financed. And well, i think we can all agree that life has been cheaper a few years back. But I don't believe in asking for money making life work. Thats my battle.

So, you may ask: why make a funderaiser?

Simple: 2025 was meant to be THE year of records and crazy achievements. Uni is about to be done, a 60-hour job on the horizon thereafter. Time is limited to persue crazy goals. And given how much has been invested into my training already in the past 3 months, calling it now would be a waste. Its a "I will probably not get another chance at this for a while" moment. A "may as well jump off a bridge" kind of thing.

So, I am asking for this:

A. The bare minimum of 5€. - The cost of a few snickers for an ultra race-

AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY

B. Please share this link with the people around you and kindly ask them to do the same. If this reaches enough people, just by word of mouth, and people keep sharing it, this can be financed in no time! It would mean the world to me.

To give the asking price a bit of context:

Races of 2025

1. Ottonenlauf - 69km - August - 45€

2. Monschau K70 - August - 45€

3. Rhein-Ruhr Marathon - Halbmarathon - Mai - 55€ - ✅

4. Stadtwerke Bochum Halbmarathon - juli - 29€

5. Benrath Halbmarathon - April - 25€ ✅

6. Salzkotten Marathon - Juni - 35€ ✅

7. Essen Marathon - oktober - 45€

Thank you for reading through this till the end. Much love and have a nice day :)