Original sentence: Although public attention was low at the beginning of his trek, he soon became a worldwide media sensation as he progressed on a twenty-six month long trek that would log over 40,000 km through thirty-four countries on four continents.He returned in triumph to cheering crowds of thousands on May 22, 1987 after raising $26 million for spinal cord research
Edited sentence: Although public attention was low at the beginning of his trek, he soon became a worldwide media sensation as he progressed on a 26 month long trek that would log over 40,000 km through 34 countries on 4 continents.He returned in triumph to cheering crowds of thousands on May 22, 1987 after raising $26 million was raised for spinal cord research