For a lot of people, just getting round the London Marathon is a major achievement, but why would anyone do it twice this Sunday?
The London Marathon which will be run by 10,000’s runners this Sunday is one of the great marathons of the world, and possibly one of the biggest charity fund-raising events going.
Most of the runners train and suffer all year just to have a chance to do this, perhaps once in their lives, but one guy is so obsessed that he’ll run the entire course twice this Sunday.
Robin Harvie, nicknamed Marathon Man, is a self-confessed running obsessive who is so obsessed with running that he is indeed planning to set off at 4am to run the entire course, before doing it again with the rest of the field later.
This isn’t all in vein as he’ll be raising money for the mental health charity Mind, but it does seem a little unusual to want to put your body through that kindof punishment for 26 miles, twice in one day, when most of us will either be watching the marathon on TV or still in bed.
You can sponsor Robin on his Just Giving web page and keep an eye out for him in this year’s London Marathon which is on from 0800 BST on BBC Two, before switching to BBC One at 1015 BST.
Good luck to all those taking part!
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Evening Standard article about Robin Harvie
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