lgbtlaughs:British runner Ben Smith has just completed 401 marathons in 401 days“I’m actually aching
lgbtlaughs:British runner Ben Smith has just completed 401 marathons in 401 days“I’m actually aching today, my legs have been alright for the last 101 days and typical, last day, legs ache, back aches, but I’ve got one day left,” he said.“I’m doing this to raise £250,000 for two anti-bullying charities.“I was bullied for eight years of my life at school. It affected my confidence and self-esteem and that led to me trying to take my own life when I was 18.”After coming out as gay, the runner wanted to raise awareness of the damage caused by bullying and to support his chosen charities, Kidscape and Stonewall.He said: “A key objective of The 401 Challenge has been to involve as many people as possible and create opportunities for children, young people and adults to discuss the difficult topics of bullying and sexuality.”After the final marathon, his team have put together a three-month “cool down” involving a month of back-to-back half marathons, followed by a month of 10km runs and a month of daily 5km runs.ok wait is this safe though? This doesn’t make sense to me, I’m pretty sure this isn’t good for your body. at all. -- source link