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Lydia Patrick & Daniel Smith

Dad completes 365th marathon in 365 days to raise £800k for cancer charities

A dad has completed his 365th marathon in 365 days - raising a staggering £843k for cancer charities. Gary McKee, 53, started his marathon challenge in January 2022 and ran the same 26.2-mile route every day snow, rain or shine from Cleator Moor, Cumbria, to Whitehaven.

He was spurred on by a community of cheerleaders who joined him at different points of the track. And despite running a total of 9566.65 miles in one year, Gary kept up his day job at a nuclear power station - going straight from his runs to work eight-hour shifts.

Gary, who will donate the money to Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria said: "It's just running, you just get on with it and do it. I've never ever thought about quitting- it's the commitment I've made to other people and the thought I'm helping other people.

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