A Hurst man has raised almost £2,000 for a Sussex children's charity, by walking 170km along the South Downs Way, pulling a tyre behind him.
Josh Braid was raising funds for Brighton-based charity Rockinghorse, which has been supporting sick and disadvantaged children, babies and young people in Sussex for 53 years.
Josh set off on Thursday 3 June from Winchester with his wife Francesca, who was raising money for Street Vet. Despite one day of awful weather, they managed to cover around 40km, or 25 miles, each day — the equivalent of four marathon distances back-to-back.
Josh said:
“Pre-Covid I was planning to climb Europe’s highest mountain in Russia but obviously that was cancelled. My next plan is to go to the South Pole, but as I won’t be able to do that for a while, I wanted to try and find a challenge that would help me prepare.
“At the South Pole I will be skiing and pulling a sledge behind me but I can’t really do that in the UK so I thought that pulling a tyre might be a good replacement.”
Josh and Francesca at the end of their walk in Eastbourne
Josh also wanted to use this challenge as a way of raising money for his local children’s charity:
“I have two young daughters and whilst they are lucky enough not to have experienced any serious medical issues, we recognise the incredibly important work that Rockinghorse does to support families who are experiencing serious illness and going through treatment.
"Which is why I wanted to raise money for the charity and help them continue this support for local children.”
So far Josh has raised more than £1,700 and is hoping that will increase.
You can sponsor Josh at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/josh-braid7. Or donate to Street Vet, Francesca’s chosen charity, at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/francesca-braid2
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