Dad on the run for 55 days to raise cash for hospice

ARRAN'S EPIC EFFORT TO COMPLETE HALF MARATHONS

- By POST REPORTER

A FATHER-OF-TWO aims to run 55 half marathons in as many days to raise funds for a hospice.

Arran Jaiswal, 39, who lives in Nottingham, started the extreme feat on February 20 and plans to run 13.1 miles (21km) a day until April 15.

He is fundraising for Ashgate Hospice, which provides palliative and end-of-life care to patients in north Derbyshire, where he grew up.

Although the first week of the challenge was tough, he said his body had slowly started to adapt to running such long distances so regularly.

"It's a huge challenge, but I'm determined to keep going for such a good cause," said Arran.