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Ben’s Triumphant 1000km Challenge

Local student Ben Clifford certainly had cause for celebration in 2022 as he achieved the challenge of running 1000 kilometres throughout the year, all for a magnificent cause. Running for the charity Versus Arthritis, Ben set himself the challenge of running 20km each week throughout the year to achieve his goal. “I chose to run this challenge to raise funds for this charity as my Mum Emma has been a sufferer of this disease for sometime. ” Ben told the Arlesey News Magazine.

“I broke the runs down into smaller, more achieveable amounts to enable me to progress and achieve the overall challenge of 1,000 kilometres. ”

Samuel Whitbread Engineering student Ben, chose to run around Arlesey & Stotfold with Mum Emma helping him to finally cross the finish line in December! “ I was thrilled to raise £500 for the arthritis charity, whilst helping myself to stay fit and healthy at the same time. ”

Ben is hoping to continue his training and one day aims to complete the London Marathon, recently completing a half marathon in just 1hr 49 mins.

Mum Emma told the magazine “ I was so proud of Ben for choosing to help this wonderful charity - even though at times I think he found it tough, he was thrilled to be able to raise such a great amount of money for such a worthy cause. ” Ben’s fundraising link can be found below:

Mum Emma (left) pictured wth Ben

www.gofundme.com/f/running-1000km-in-a-year-for-versus-arthritis

Emma joins Ben as he crosses the finish line of his 1000k challenge.