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401 Marathons in 401 Days #401runwithben

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This Endris Nightjar
This Endris Nightjar
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of running the Bedford Half marathon twice with Ben Smith who is running "...401 marathons in 401 consecutive days around 309 different locations of the UK. The aim is to raise £250,000 for two fantastic charities, ‘Stonewall’ and ‘Kidscape’. Both these charities work tirelessly to combat bullying in our schools and society."

It was pretty quiet on the second lap. He's a really nice guy and I thought this is something that Fetchies are pretty good at getting behind and supporting. I'm sure he'll be somewhere near you soon :-)
This Endris Nightjar
This Endris Nightjar
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Forgot the link! the401challenge.co.uk
Merry Xmas and Happy New G(rrr)
Merry Xmas and Happy New G(rrr)
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Merry Xmas and Happy New G(rrr)
He's amazing isn't he? :-) G
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Dec 2015
10:57am, 7 Dec 2015
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Yeah, he was very friendly. Look him up if you can, Fetchies.
decorum
decorum
Dec 2015
11:19am, 7 Dec 2015
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Man, but that's a tough challenge! [states the painfully obvious :-o ]
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
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11:21am, 7 Dec 2015
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I really wonder... getting on for a quarter of the way through, and almost 7% of the donation target reached.

The link between enjoying yourself/undergoing hardship and someone else giving money to charities is one that's fully missing from my brain though, so who am I to judge?
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
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A link to Nightjar's blog about his run with Ben:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog-view.php?id=3991&m=0&y=0#blog344473
This Endris Nightjar
This Endris Nightjar
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Oh no.. you've set up a loop!! :-)
tonyp2604
tonyp2604
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Really impressed. He's going to be in my neck of the woods on Friday. Looking at the route he may have a problem going along the riverside as it is a flooded down there at the moment so I have messaged his HQ to let them know the situation and offer any help.
This Endris Nightjar
This Endris Nightjar
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I'll try and keep the next weeks marathons in the description on the right up to date. Please fmail me if I fall behind.

Marathon 99 - Northampton Tuesday, 8th Dec
Marathon 100 - Northampton Wednesday, 9th Dec
Marathon 101 - Royal Lemington Spa Thursday, 10th Dec
Marathon 102 - Worcester Friday, 11th Dec
Marathon 103 - Kidderminster Saturday, 12th Dec
Marathon 104 - Birmingham Sunday, 13th Dec
Marathon 105 - Birmingham Monday, 14th Dec

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Let's support Ben Smith who is running "...401 marathons in 401 consecutive days around 309 different locations of the UK. The aim is to raise £250,000 for two fantastic charities, ‘Stonewall’ and ‘Kidscape’. Both these charities work tirelessly to combat bullying in our schools and society."

This is a staggering commitment - no injuries or days off feeling poorly are allowed. He is a lovely chap, a joy to run with, and he'll run at anyone's pace. He has already inspired many people to run their first marathon with him.

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