Aanii I'm Christian Kaiser-Fox. I grew up in M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario. On this reservation was a little place known as the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. The Ojibwe Cultural Foundation is an excellent place to learn about culture and history, learn and make traditional art/crafts, host a variety of programs, events, and workshops. I can recall learning how to make a shield for men's traditional dance, medicine pouches, playing my guitar in two of their open mic nights, learning about indigenous stories that were local to that area, learning about skinning a porcupine, and more! They have done well and I hope they continue to do well as I believe that it is important to have culturally focused programs for the children, youth, elders, and the community of M'Chigeeng First Nation.
Running has been one of my favorite passions and past times. Since I was 13 years of age, I ran on a regular basis. M'Chigeeng First Nation was the first place that I have ran for my training. From grade 10 (2011) to grade 12 (2013) in Manitoulin Secondary School I ran cross country and 3000m track. I was the only person from M'Chigeeng First Nation during these years in Manitoulin Secondary School to run on their cross country team. After graduating from M.S.S. in 2014, I graduated from Cambrian College's Physical Fitness Management program in 2017. I currently work as a healthy living coordinator in Sudbury. I've continued running during the years as part of my exercise routine, but I haven't raced since high school until 2019 where I ran 3 full marathons (42.2km). In chronological order I ran: Sudbury Rocks Marathon (May 14, 2019), The Friendly Massey Marathon (July 21, 2019), and Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (October 20, 2019). This year I have participated in the Social Distancing Run hosted by Marathon Training Academy which is a virtual run in honor of everyone's cancelled races. During this time I am pushing my limits and running a distance that I haven't ran before, would like to inspire others to show what they can achieve when they put their mind and heart into it, and donate to a facility that I know has the capability to do wonders for this community. This run will occur August 2nd starting at 5:00am and finishing at approximately 3:00pm.
