‘Crossing that finish line with all my friends and family there will be emotional’

IT has been 125 days since Leodhais Macpherson committed to running a daily marathon in memory of his brother until he 'reached New York'.

- NICOLE GOODWIN

And with just three days left until he completes his mammoth challenge, the 24-year-old, from North Shields, is inviting people to come along and support his final run.

Leodhais will complete the final stretch of his 3,332 mile challenge - the equivalent distance of Newcastle upon Tyne to New York - on Monday. He expects to reach the finish line at Tynemouth Priory at 5.30pm, where his supporters will congratulate him.

But while the day will undoubtedly be filled with pride, having raised almost £50,000 for charity so far, it will also be a day to remember his brother Conor on what would have been 28th his birthday.

In 2018, at the age of 21, Conor took his own life. Tynemouth RNLI lifeboats were called to a person who had entered the water, but after more than four hours of searching with three lifeboats, two helicopters and land based Coastguard teams, Conor's body was never recovered.