More than 1,200 people will strap on their sneakers in October and walk 35km across Adelaide to participate in The Bloody Long Walk, a national fundraising initiative for the Mito Foundation.
The Bloody Long Walk started with one small event in Sydney in 2013 and has since expanded to all mainland states, including South Australia. 2021 will be the seventh year the Bloody Long Walk has run in Adelaide.
Mitochondrial disease (mito) is a debilitating, potentially fatal, genetic disorder that robs the body’s cells of the energy they need to function properly.
Participants will walk for more than seven hours, clocking up nearly 47,000 steps all the way from Carrick Hill House to the coast, finishing at Glenelg.
And this year, walkers will have an extra spring in their step following the recent introduction of the Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 into Federal Parliament in March this year. The passing of this legislation is the next step towards preventing mitochondrial disease (mito) in future generations of Australian kids.
Mito Foundation CEO, Sean Murray, said the event is part of a nationwide initiative which supports families affected by mito.
“So far, the response nationally has been unbelievable, Adelaide is one of the nine physical and virtual Bloody Long Walks taking place across Australia this year,” Murray says.
“All money raised will help ramp up our support services for mito families, which is critical as our nation continues to navigate the global pandemic.”
The Bloody Long Walk COVID Safe event plan is in alignment with appropriate government and health authority requirements.
Registrations for the event won’t open for a couple of weeks, but in the meantime, people can leave their details and will be contacted once discounted registration opens. Tickets range from $85-$130.
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