Kerry Swarbrooke
Marathon Men Charity March
Fundraising for St Barnabas Hospice Trust (Lincolnshire)
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Brayford Marathon Men March for charity
Former soldiers Mickey Jackson and Andy Swarbrooke will march 26 miles for charity on 14 October. But what makes this marathon attempt so special is they will both be wearing 35lb backpacks when they do it.
“We wanted to do something really difficult,” said ‘Jacko’, who served in 2503 Squadron RAF Regiment and now works at the University of Lincoln as a Porter.
“We’ve been in training for six months now, so we feel ready for the challenge. Doing this for causes that are so close to our hearts is really important and we are imploring anyone to donate what they can to help us reach our target of £2,000 for these very important charities. All monies raised will be split equally between the St Barnabas Hospice and the National Autism Foundation.”
The brave duo decided to up the ante of a marathon by adding the regulation weight of a full army backpack to encourage as many people as possible to support them.
They will march 30 times around the Brayford Campus at the University of Lincoln as fast as they can. Anyone in doubt of just how heavy 35lbs is can lift a replica bag on the day and cheer them on.
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