A 24-year-old school teacher is attempting to run the equivalent of 30 marathons in 35 days to raise money for charity.
Jason Arday, who lives in Clapham, began his challenge on Monday and has finished two marathons already. He plans to run the route of the London Marathon for 15 consecutive days and then do 15 days of running between Piccadilly and Teddington.
Once finished, he will have covered the distance between London and Madrid, 786 miles.
Mr Arday said: “I’ve been training for a few months now and I feel confident but I’m under no illusion, it’s going to be tough. The support I am getting along the way is fantastic already and many people are going to complete part of the task with me.”
The money he raises will go to homeless charity Shelter and children’s hospice Shooting Star.
Mr Arday has collected £100,000 for charity since the age of 17. He said when he was a teenager he became aware of the brutality of homelessness.
“My mum took me to a homeless shelter when I was 17 and I was surprised to see people my age struggling for something as fundamental as a roof over their head, something I took for granted.
“I felt I needed to do something to help people in this situation by supporting Shelter’s work with homeless and badly housed families.”
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