Paul Coleman, a retired pastor from Spixworth, got down to full a 70km run (43.5 miles) on his milestone birthday final Sunday (October 8).
His run took him from his home to Wroxham, to Aylsham through the Bure Valley path after which again throughout to Norwich on the Marriott’s Way.
Having solely accomplished his first half marathon (13.1 miles) in May of this yr in preparation for ‘the big one’, taking over 70km would show an enormous problem.
Paul Coleman even needed to run at the hours of darkness (Image: Paul Coleman)
Paul mentioned: “I wished to do one thing vital to mark my seventieth birthday, one thing that might profit the charity Compassion UK, that my spouse Linda and I sponsor youngsters by and volunteer with frequently.
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“So, I set out on this loopy problem to run 70k on my seventieth birthday hoping to lift no less than £7,000 in the direction of an agroecology mission that may profit many many households in Togo, Africa, which is a rustic of individuals residing in abject poverty.
He ran by many well-known routes in Norwich (Image: Paul Coleman)
“So, on Sunday I accomplished the problem. I don’t thoughts admitting it was powerful however I had the aim in thoughts of what the funds are going to assist allow in Togo.”
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Like Paul’s efforts, the agroecology centre has bold targets. Once it has been constructed by June 2024, the centre hopes to ship a three-year coaching programme of agroecological methods to greater than 2,000 young individuals and 1,500 caregivers by December 2025.
Paul Coleman ran 70km to have fun his seventieth Birthday (Image: Paul Coleman)
Paul is nicely on his method to hitting his £7,000 goal having raised a complete of £5,625 for the charity to date, which works to “shield and empower” youngsters left vulnerable by poverty.
He nonetheless hopes that he’ll attain his aim and so continues to be accepting donations which could be made at challenges.compassionuk.org.
He mentioned it was powerful, however he was in a position to do it (Image: Paul Coleman)
