Mark and Matt Bartram successfully completed their coast to coast run on the 10th and 11th June running from Workington to Tynemouth, approximately 130 miles.


Mark and Matt Bartram

The run took 35 hours and they ran the distance in one go only stopping to take on fluids and food from their support vehicle and occasionally patch up the ever increasing number of blisters on their feet.

Mark commented, “Coming from Norfolk we aren’t used to the hills you have to deal with in this part of the country and it does tend to sap your energy when you are going from one valley to the next in the middle of the night in dense fog. However, the upside was that during the daylight hours of Friday we ran through some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen in the UK.”

Whilst the run was a personal challenge for the two runners it was also in aid of charity and anyone wishing to donate can visit Mark’s fund raising page via this link http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/MarkBartramcoasttocoast