A dad and son are set to cross the finish line of the Liverpool 'Skyline' half marathon 19 days after their other competitors.
Brian and Ben Sweeney will be running the half marathon 19 days after their fellow runners because the pair were forced to miss the race for very different reasons. Dad Brian unfortunately had to pull out the race just days before after coming down with covid while son Ben was with his partner waiting for the birth of their child.
Brian told the ECHO he was disappointed to be ruled out of the race at "the 11th hour and 59th minute" particularly as he couldn't make good his pledge of raising funds for Claire House. After he was sent a medal and commemorative t-shirt marking his participation in the race Brian decided he would complete the run on his own to earn the sponsorship for his chosen charity.
