Earlier today we passed, on the road past Whetstone tip, a man running with a washing machine strapped to his back. At first sight, as we appraoched from behind, I wondered whether it was somebody without a car doing the decent thing, and taking it to the tip. But as we approached I noticed the sign 'Help for heroes' on his back.
Bless, the chap was exhausted and I felt pretty humble when we stopped the car to find out what he was doing. Training for a marathon in October which he intends to run carrying this washing machine on his back. Now running a marathon is pretty amazing (I always use the excuse of poor knees to get out of any running) but anything like this is either ridiculous or amazing - or both.
He is raising money for the charity Help for Heroes, which supports service men and women who are injured during service. You can find more at www.helpforhereos.org.uk
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