LOCAL man, Bryan Clover, has completed his epic challenge, walking 84 miles non-stop in less than 48 hours for charity.
Bryan’s challenge has raised over £8,500 for The Rainy Day Trust – the UK’s only charity supporting the home improvement workforce and their families in times of need.
Walking from Bath to Reading across the weekend of 17th and 18th September, Bryan completed the challenge in just under 33 hours.
He said, “Not to beat about the bush, it hurt, a lot. By the end, it was more of a shuffle than a walk – I was down to about 1.5 mph. At Reading I was completely spent. I had hit the proverbial wall with no energy left in my legs. I had taken a stonking 166,500 steps in less than one and a half days.
“Most people get blisters on their feet – I have blisters with a foot on them! But, as my old instructor Rolly Watts at RAF Cranwell used to say, “It’s only pain, it will end”.
“We are raising money for the Rainy Day Trust’s mental health project, and this hike tested me mentally in ways that I couldn’t have imagined, especially overnight. Quite appropriate when you think about it.
“Thank you to my sponsors – it’s a cliché, but to know that people care enough to throw their hard-earned cash at something like this, but it does spur you on, knowing that people have faith in you.
“And to the guy on Saturday morning who said that it was easy because it was flat, you are so lucky you didn’t end up in the canal! Take it from me, I’m NEVER doing that again. Until I change my mind that is!”
There is still time to support Bryan and donate to The Rainy Day Trust by visiting his fundraising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=84in48&pageUrl=14
