A dad from Caterham completed his biggest fundraising challenge to date this week to help launch a paediatric trials network for kids living with blood cancer across the UK, alongside Cure Leukaemia.
Matthew Gaut tackled over 250 miles across five days as he ran from London to Paris with a bold and ambitious fundraising target of £100,000 – a target which he passed moments before completing his emotional final run, in front of the Eiffel Tower on Sunday afternoon.
After completing the charity’s London2Paris cycle last year (including running the first 65-mile stage on foot), he was inspired to go to extreme lengths to help launch a pioneering trials network to connect kids with potentially lifesaving treatments.
Matthew started his run in Greenwich Park on Tuesday evening, as he ran through the night to finish in Folkestone on Wednesday afternoon. Across the channel in France, Matt battled thirty-degree heat, sore legs and countless blisters as he completed the equivalent of nine and a half marathons over the course of the five days. At its peak, he covered seventy miles in a single day – a feat which saw him on the road for over fourteen hours.
In total:
- Matt ran for 52 hrs and 5 minutes,
- Covered 449,555 steps,
- Burned 23,811 calories