Four marathons in four days for charity
Consisting of 104.8 mile of coastal roads around Inishowen 100 this will certainly provide a stern test for Archie and John who are taking part in a bid to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK, the chosen charities of Tesco, Ballymoney where Archie’s wife Audrey is a supervisor.
Both men have had previous experience of marathon running and are members of Springwell Running Club but the Quadrathon is a whole new ball game to the pair.
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Hide AdArchie McNeill spoke to The Times about his marathon challenge. “I only started doing marathons about four and a half years ago,” he said. “Up to this point I have completed 22. John has been doing them for five years and has 26 marathons under his belt. We are looking forward to it and are running 18-120 miles twice a week and 8-10 miles three times a week.
“It’s very tough, we have driven around some of the routes and its very hilly but that’s what makes it a challenge!”