VIDEO: TONY Rich decided to mark his 50th birthday by running 185 5ks in 185 days finishing his final event at Warrington Park Run on Leap Year day!
Supported by family and friends Tony from Woolston, Warrington, crossed the finish line carrying an injury raising funds for two causes, Street Treats and Maggies at Clatterbridge.
#185 in 185 days started on 28/8/19 and finsihed on 29/2/20,the day after his 50th birthday.
It involved running 5km every single day (925km in total) inc. Christmas Day, to raise funds for the above causes.
Tony said: “I am not a club runner or an established athlete, I just like to run. Street Treats and Maggies are two of the three charities that I’d like to help, if possible. ANY donations would be gratefully received.”
After completing his marathon effort Tony was looking forward to having a pint or three!
To see him crossing the finishing line check out the video above.
Street Treats are a group of volunteers who, cook, transport and serve food to the homeless and displaced people of Manchester. The group are self funded and rely on the generosity of anybody that can help provide cooking ingredients, catering equipment/cutlery etc. Any of the above items are gratefully received and put to good use. ALL donations go directly to the people that need them.
Maggies at Clatterbridge is a support centre for people who are undergoing Cancer treatment, or have undergone treatment at Clatterbridge Hospital. As above, these fantastic people rely heavily on the generosity of people, many of whom have received their first class care.
Donations can be made on line here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/185in185
By coincidence he was joined at the Warrington Park Run by Chris Lee from Birchwood, who is running 5k every day for a year!
Chris running 5k a day for a year to raise funds for Cancer Research in memory of his mum
