Bob completed this very demanding challenge for Cardiac Risk in the Young (Cry) a charity which is very close to home. As a child he lost his older sister, Sarah, (16 Years old) to an undiagnosed heart condition.
Bob Said “It hit my family horrendously. It was the strangest experience. Being 11 you don’t know how to react when someone that close to you is no longer there.”
Bob ran from Cardiff to Letterston. When he arrived at his home village, he went on to play an open air gig with his band Late Night Arrangement. Bob said the experience counted as ‘the best few days of my life’.
“The ultramarathon was incredible,” he said. “It was extremely painful but amazing.
“Everyone was so kind we had hundreds of people stopping to donate and many more beeping and shouting encouragement.” To date Bob has raised more than £5,000 for Cry.
“Cry is an incredible charity who research into heart conditions in the young,” he said. “Cry is doing a lot to help by preventing these deaths of young people from undiagnosed heart conditions.” However, screening can lead to an 89 per cent reduction.
To support Bob’s fundraising visit, look for 100 mile drum kit tow on Virgin Money Giving.
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