Haywards Heath pensioner completes 72-mile running challenge despite catching Covid in final week

By Lawrence Smith
Published 24th Mar 2023, 10:15 BST
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A 72-year-old pensioner from Haywards Heath has completed his charity challenge of running 72 miles in one month.

Melvyn Walmsley, whose goal was to help 72 children attend school in Ghana, has raised £3,100 of his £5,184 target so far.

Melvyn told the Middy that he completed his challenge on March 18, despite catching Covid before his final week.

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He said: “Having avoided it so far, I tested positive for Covid-19 with just five days to go, which weakened me quite a bit. Fortunately, I had got ahead of schedule and there were only 10.2 miles to go.”