
Ben Smith (centre) was joined by hundreds of runners in Bristol
ABRITISH runner has raised more than a quarter of a million pounds for charity after completing a mammoth 401 marathons in 401 days.
Ben Smith, 34, started his challenge on September 1, 2015, to raise £250,000 for charities Stonewall and Kidscape and help raise awareness of bullying. He completed the 10,506.2 miles on October 5 in Bristol.
The runner from Portishead endured 284 consecutive days of marathons until suffering an umbilical hernia, forcing him to miss 10 days of running and resulting in him having to increase his mileage in the following days to make up for the 262-mile deficit.
“I am so proud of what the 401 Challenge team and I have accomplished over the past 401 days. With the help and support of people all over the UK and even the world, we have achieved what we set out to achieve,” Smith said.