Marathon Man clocks up a 1,000miles in year to help cat sanctuary

Local runner Stephen Chester hit his epic target by a whisker by running 1,000 miles in a year to raise funds for the Celia Hammond Trust for Cats.
Running man Stephen Chester SUS-171101-084432001Running man Stephen Chester SUS-171101-084432001
Running man Stephen Chester SUS-171101-084432001

He started on January 1 2016 and completed his last run, along Hastings seafront, on New Year’s Eve raising £1,243.00 for the charity.

Reflecting on a year of pounding the pavements, Stephen said: “The most memorable run was taking part in the London Marathon, which was the same day as my birthday.

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“The Tunbridge Wells half marathon was hard, but probably the hardest part was nearing the end in December when I had 107.9 miles left to run in a few days.”

To reach the magical number, dedicated Stephen ran on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Stephen, who got the running bug two and a half years ago, says he will be taking a short break from running now but plans to return to it soon.

Friend Emma Clements said: Stephen has put long hours into this come rain or shine. Its such great thing he’s doing and for a lovely cause too.

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“He has run over three full marathons in five weeks and seven half marathons and in many different countries, including Sweden, and Scotland.

Celia Hammond said: “Stephen raised an amazing amount and we are grateful to him beyond words.”

There is still time to support Stephen by donating at his Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Stephen-Chester2.

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