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Man who ran 14 marathons in 14 days raises thousands for new born baby charity
A Buckinghamshire man has raised much-needed funds for Stoke Mandeville Hospital by running 14 marathons in 14 days.
Andrew Springford, who lives in Downley, decided to put on his running boots on August 4 this year, and trekked to the Aylesbury-based hospital every day for two consecutive weeks.
This is in aid of BURPS – Baby Unit, Relatives & Parent Support charity.
Andrew has been running since 2015 (Image: Harriet Springford) Explaining why he decided to embark on this running adventure, he said: 'My wife Hattie and I welcomed Pip into the world five weeks earlier than expected.
'We were greatly supported by the resources provided by BURPS at the time.
'Yours truly even christened a new sofa bed when we got to spend a few nights rooming in with Pip before we brought her home.
'Three years later, we welcomed our second little girl, Penny, at the expected time, but she still had to spend a brief stint in the NICU [Neonatal Intensive Care Unit], for monitoring of a potential breathing issue.
'My daily journey will be to mark each day the girls had to spend at Stoke Mandeville - 13 days for Pip, and one for Penny.
'But this time, the journeys will not be with the luxury of a car, but by relentless concrete pounding.'
During his charity event, he managed to run just under 400 miles (Image: Harriet Springford) Incredibly, Andrew set a goal of £2,500, but this was shattered during the course of his daily runs, as he managed to rack in £4,153 and counting.
The money raised from his exploits will go towards getting state-of-the-art equipment for the unit, help fund improvements to facilities for families whilst in the unit, and help the charity to provide information, comfort items and other support to families.
Over £4,000 has been raised for the charity (Image: Harriet Springford) Overall, his daily run of 28 miles per day (14 to Aylesbury and 14 to Downley), saw the father-of-two run an incredible 392 miles during those two weeks.
To donate to BURPS via Andrew's fundraiser, go to
