Man, 71, running 121 miles to Stroud for granddaughter
"It's a lovely school, and they deserve the best facilities they can get," he added. Maggie, he explained, lives with a global development delay caused by Phelan-McDermid syndrome, affecting her speech and mobility. He was inspired to help fundraise for the new play area after taking Maggie to a familiarisation day at the school, where she fell over and skinned her knee at the existing play area after struggling with the accessibility of the equipment on offer.
A keen runner for more than 40 years, Mr Bradbury has completed a number of marathons over the years - but this is a new challenge altogether. Racking up around 50 miles a week in training, he said: The worry is not stamina, it's just just getting injured - it's quite easy to do." His training regime involves finding a cafe on the way so he can get a coffee."Custard tarts seem to be the secret ingredient for getting me going on the second half of the run," he added.
While admitting he had some trepidation about getting lost along the way, Mr Bradbury said making a difference to the school his granddaughter "loves" made all the preparation well worth it. "I see the the variety of kids coming out of that school at the end of the day and it is lovely to see that they're all getting a terrific education," he said.
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