Marathons-bid Mark completes 800 miles
He has been pounding streets across the country for 32 days – and covered more than 800 miles in the process.
And Mark Vaz is already a record breaker as he continues on his mission to complete 90 marathons in 90 days.
He was inspired after his wife Tammy suffered seven miscarriages – and wants to raise £90,000 for charity.
The 31-year-old, from Shrewsbury, has broken the world record of 21 ultra marathons – which must be over 26.2 miles – on consecutive days.
He says the challenge is actually getting easier each day as his body is getting used to the huge strain it is being put under.
He is balancing the 2,340-mile adventure alongside his day job as a window cleaner, and often does the runs either before or after a shift.
And he is not making life easy for himself by travelling across the country to a new location for each marathon. The highlight so far has been a visit to Land's End in Cornwall and other runs have been completed in London, Essex, Shrewsbury and Newcastle.
Mark, who now lives in Penkridge, Staffordshire, but grew up on Shrewsbury's Telford Estate, said: "I'm getting stronger every day. The first one was hard and I'm not saying it's easy now but my body is more comfortable with it."
Mark had already started planning his challenge when Tammy, an English teacher, suffered a seventh miscarriage in May – but it made him even more determined to complete it.
And so far he has raised £3,000 for Tommy's charity and Katharine House Hospice in Stafford.
His 88th run will be in Shrewsbury, and he will finish in Balloch in Scotland, where he and Tammy got married.
To sponsor Mark visit the website www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/9090
