Patton student runs in all seven continents

On Saturday, Sept. 6th, Nikolas Toocheck became the youngest person in the world — according to available records — to complete a marathon on all seven continents with his final run in Asia.

True to his word, 11-year-old Nikolas ran all seven continents to raise money and awareness for Operation Warm in his campaign “Running the World for Children,” and he did

Nikolas Toocheck
Nikolas Toocheck

it in less than two years. Operation Warm is a national non-profit founded by Nikolas’s grandfather in 1998 which has provided over 1.4 million brand new winter coats to impoverished children living in the United States.

At age 9, Nikolas began his journey to complete all seven marathons and never imagined he would set two world records; he is also the youngest to complete a marathon on Antarctica.

“It has been an awesome experience,” Nikolas said of his accomplishment. “I have been to amazing places, met the coolest people, and seen how other kids live. I know how lucky I am, and I want to help other kids by raising money for new winter coats.”

What motivates this young dynamo?

“I get to do something I love and help kids at the same time. It feels really awesome to be able to do it,” Nikolas said.

To date, Nikolas’s “Running the World for Children” campaign has provided brand new winter coats to over 2,000 children in need, raising more than $40,000. Grateful for such incredible support, he set a steep goal to raise $1 million — a dollar for each one of his steps in his seven-marathon goal — resulting in 50,000 brand new coats for children across the country.

Nikolas hopes that his accomplishment will encourage other kids to do what they love for good. As Nikolas likes to say, “I realized early on that you don’t have to be big to make a positive difference in the world.”

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