30/04/2024
7 M A R A T H O N S I N A W E E K !
Meet who is taking on this awesome challenge for a great cause in September. He got in touch with me the other day as he was looking for people to run with. (He has a lot of training ahead of him and he is now added into our WhatsApp group!)
We had a great chat and I said that some of our runners will definitely join him not only for his training runs, but for some of his marathons as well, even if just for 5km!
Here is a little bit about the man who has decided that doing 7 marathons back to back is a genius idea! (Also something I would do so I can’t even say how stupid it is! I mean GREAT!)
“Hey, I’m Alex 👋
I started endurance training in 2015 and since then, have completed triathlons at Ironman and the 70.3 distance.
But now I take it on my greatest challenge: 7 marathons in 7 days for brain tumour research, which is a charity close to home after my Father-in-Law was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Despite it being one of the deadliest forms of cancer in children and adults under 40, only 1% of the national funding gets allocated to brain tumour research. There really is not enough knowledge out there, so I’m trying to raise as much money and awareness to do my part in tackling brain cancer!”
Please do give a follow and donate for this great cause but also feel free to get in touch with him if you fancy some run company!