Marathon man Stuart – one down with 39 still to go

Wednesday 21st September 2011, 2:29PM BST.

RUNNER Stuart Hardie has completed his first marathon and has another 39 to go.

The 65-year-old (pictured) began his 40 marathons in 40 days challenge yesterday and completed the first from John O’Groats to Thurso within six hours.

Tomorrow, he will take on his second marathon from Thurso to Bettyhill in Sutherland.

He said yesterday’s run was a lot tougher than he had expected.

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September 21, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Best of luck to you Stuart. If you need any advice or inspiration, look no further than Mark Allison – aka Run Geordie Run – who ran 3,100 miles from California to New York in 100 days recently, raising over £100k for charity! Google ‘Run Geordie Run’ and his website is there, and he is also on Twitter @RunGeordieRun

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