As the 35-year-old, who’s raised upwards of $11,000 to date, put it, “It’s just giving me all the motivation that I need.”
And, yes, the dad of three (he shares Maya and Mila, 6, with ex Taylor Selfridge, as well as Ryder, 9, with Cheyenne Floyd) anticipates sobbing once he crosses that finish line.
“Of course I’m going to cry then—I’m going to cry for so many reasons,” he detailed. “I can’t wait to FaceTime the girls after finishing and just, ‘Look at Daddy’s medal.'”
But before he toes the line, he’s hoping to collect something even more valuable.
“She actually has another surgery,” he revealed of Maya’s Oct. 22 cath procedure, “that we’re all praying for that it goes well.”
Best-case scenario, noted Wharton, it will be a one-night stay, assuming her stats stay strong.