Chris House, 43, from Appley Bridge is certainly not a beginner when it comes to running previously taking on a 50-mile run and whopping 105-mile run in the Lake District.
Now, Chris is putting his trainers back on to complete a journey more than double the length of a marathon on Saturday April 9 starting at Skipton Castle and finishing at The Boathouse in Appley Bridge. The run will be completely unsupported with Chris carrying all his own stuff and navigating himself back to Appley Bridge.
This brutal challenge is all in an effort to reach a £1,000 goal which will go to Andy’s Man Club and Appley Bridge’s Meadows green space.
Andy's Man Club is a charity that coordinates weekly peer-to-peer support groups for men in the UK. Additionally, The Meadows in Appley Bridge is a scenic community-managed area featuring woodland walks, seating, and allotments nestled between the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and the River Douglas.
Chris said: “It’s a privilege to be able to do it. Not everyone can run so if you’re blessed with that quality where you can just keep going and roam then it’s a great thing to be able to do. I’m a postman and you do quite a decent chunk of mileage a week on that job.”
On choosing to support The Meadows and Andy’s Man Club, Chris said: “Everyone in the village uses The Meadows and we’ve obviously got the upkeep of it and to garden it and we need to keep raising the money to keep it going. Andy’s Man Club do a great job and it seems to be a common thing with people not talking at the moment but they’ve got that outlet there.”
Chris hopes to start the run at around 6am to be back at the finishing point for 4.45pm the same day.
The pub will also be hosting three live music acts from 1.30pm to 8pm and there will be a cake sale to raise money. Additionally, there will be a walk in memory of late Wigan local, Matthew Derbyshire.
To donate to Chris’s run, head to: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/running-postman