Five days into his epic charity challenge, Gashead Nik Weeks turned to his uncle Tony, who had been accompanying Bristol Rovers' marathon man on a bike as he racked up the miles. "We've only got two marathons to go," Nik said.
"Do you realise what you just said?" was the reply, going some way to capturing the absurdity of taking on seven marathons in seven days as well as the 38-year-old's determination to achieve a goal many would think impossible.
Weeks, a lifelong Rovers fan and a police sergeant at the Port of Bristol, is no newcomer to running. Back in 2020, he covered the marathon distance five times in five days by running to work and back from his home in Coalpit Heath either side of his shift.
