In March 2016, Nathan took part in his first Parkrun and absolutely loved the experience. Unfortunately, just shortly after this he was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. After spending an incredibly hard year battling for a voice with his newly diagnosed health condition, he was then dealt another blow in June. This resulted in Nathan being hospitalised. It was such a worrying and upsetting time for the entire family, myself and our children as we almost lost the man in our lives.

In 2017 Nathan went from strength to strength, really developing a passion for running and achieving PB after PB. As I’m sure so many people can relate, running has always helped Nathan’s mental strength and it has proved to be a great outlet for him to focus his determination and motivation. Covid brought a lot of restrictions for him due to his CEV status, meaning that running would once again have to take a backseat, so that we could prioritise keeping him safe. Nathan’s Ulcerative Colitis took an unexpected turn for the worse once again in 2022, resulting in him being hospitalised twice, further impacting his overall health and his ability to get out and run. 

Not one to give up, and with his health improving towards the tail end of last year, Nathan has now become increasingly focused on getting back to his running and has made a few more appearances at his local Parkrun. Nathan has always wanted to further challenge himself by running longer distances, so with this in mind, he has now decided that the time is right to sign up for Weston super half marathon. Despite his Colitis and the many debilitating side effects that come with it, this man will NEVER stop until he has achieved his goals.

With this run, Nathan will be raising money for BARB, a vital local charity that does such incredible and selfless work.

BARB Search & Rescue operates 2 life saving Hovercrafts and 2 Inshore Rescue Boats in Somerset. BARB is affiliated with Surf-Lifesaving GB being able to provide mutual aid to other teams in and around the region and support National Resilience to flooding with our fully trained Flood Team.The team support Coastguard, Police, Fire and Ambulance on the front-line when called upon with our dedicated volunteers 24 hours a day.BARB is a charity that relies on public donations to keep operating with running costs of around £50,000 a year.

Please, even if it’s only a couple of pounds, we would love your support in donating to this wonderful cause.