Wales rugby fan faces 54-mile run after England win
The Bristol-based video content producer, whose family is from Cardiff, is raising money for rugby mental health charity LooseHeadz to help tackle the stigma around mental health."So far it's been amazing," he said, adding he has so far raised over £2,000.Wales lost by six points to Scotland, seven points in Italy and nine points to Ireland, but suffered heavy losses against France and England, conceding 43 and 54 points in those matches respectively."I would have liked to have spread the pain over the games," Rhodri said. "I thought it would be more even."Saturday's defeat brought his total number of miles to run up to 119.
Covering 43 miles after Wales' defeat at the Stade de France was a challenge, Rhodri told BBC Wales last month, setting out at 06.30 GMT and not returning until 17.00.He will complete the final 54 miles to account for the loss to England in stages, he said."It's finding the time to run for that long," he said. "I'm going to do it, I think, in four half marathons."He is considering a similar challenge for the women's rugby World Cup, he said, but won't do miles per point again."I think I've learnt my lesson," he said.
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