When Cheltenham Town and Gillingham walked out at the Johnny-Rocks Stadium on Good Friday afternoon, they were following in the footsteps of the day's true heroes.
Before the 2-2 draw in Gloucestershire, Sam Davin and his three friends from the Royal Air Force - Carl Evans, Aaron Lewis and Shaun Brian - had just completed a gruelling that involved them running one kilometre around each of the 92 stadiums in the Premier League and EFL over the course seven days. Dubbed the 'Dash of 92', Sam and co trekked across the country in a motor home gifted to them by a friend, clocking up more than 2,600 miles to spread awareness around autism and raise money for charity.
In April 2020, Sam's six-year-old son, Frankie, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, prompting their family to uproot from their home in Cheshire to be nearer Sam's RAF base in Oxfordshire. The move came thanks to support from the RAF Benevolent Fund, but it was even further away from home when Sam and his mates decided to embark on the challenge.
