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Sarah Toutaiolepo Pharaoh

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My Progress

I'm walking 100 km for Kiwi hearts this May.

Raised for kids with cancer

I've raised

$200

Conquered for kids with cancer

I've moved

93KM

My distance target

My Target

100KM

Fakafetaʻi kotoa pē ki he ʻOtua - All Glory to God.

I hit my 84km target for MyMarathon NZ, and honestly, I’m proud of myself in a way I haven’t felt in a long time. My “why” this year wasn’t a slogan or a charity tagline. It was me. My body. My heart. My story.
I’ve always been fit the kind of person who could rely on her body without thinking twice. So when I was diagnosed with left ventricular non‑compaction cardiomyopathy in 2025, it hit harder than I expected. It wasn’t just a medical label. It was a shift in identity. Suddenly I wasn’t the strong one, the sporty one, the one who could push through anything. I was the woman in a hospital bed, hooked up to monitors, trying to make sense of a heart that didn’t behave the way it used to.
But even in that moment, I wasn’t alone.
My husband :) my solid rock was there every single night in Ward 31 Auckland Hospital. He sat through the beeping machines, the late‑night obs, the fear, the boredom, the uncertainty. He showed up in ways that still make my chest ache in the best way. And the staff in Ward 31? Absolute heroes. The kind of humans who keep you alive not just with medicine, but with kindness, humour, and the kind of steady reassurance you cling to when everything feels shaky. Yasss I’m blessed. Blessed to still be here. Blessed to be walking. Blessed to be able to give back to a cause that now sits personally close to my heart.
Walking MyMarathon wasn’t about speed or competition. It wasn’t about proving anything to anyone else. It was about reclaiming my body after a diagnosis that tried to take ownership of it. It was about honouring the version of me who lay in that hospital bed wondering what her future would look like. It was about gratitude for life, for love, for second chances.
And as I crossed that final kilometre, I realised something simple but powerful:
I’m still me.
I’m still strong.
And I’m still here.
This marathon wasn’t just a fundraiser. It was a celebration of survival, of resilience, and of the quiet, stubborn determination to keep moving forward, one step at a time. 

My Achievements

Returning MyMarathoner

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First Donation Received

Raised $90 Heart Healer

Raised $230 Heart Helper

Raised $470 Heart Protector

Raised $900 Heart Hero

Met $ goal

Logged First KM

Halfway to KM Goal

Reached KM Goal

Thank you to my sponsors

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Josh Pharaoh

henlo I am so proud of you for doing 2x Marathons in a month and how much you have raised for the Heart Foundation! It was such a shock diagnosis but we got thru and look at you now, you're doing great! 😀 Mālō Sesu! ʻOfa atu maʻu pē sieku pele ❤️🙏🏼

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Murray & Olivia Phataoh

Well done Sarah, so proud of you and the efforts to date to support such a good cause, We will hopefully be there when you get to the marathon mark.

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Aldrin D'silva

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Javier Yebenes

Keep it going!

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