by Rob Young
18. The Race Across USA was also designed to encourage children to get involved in running – so when we had some kids come out to support us, it made it all worthwhile.
19. Jup Brown and I ready to take on our latest challenge in Arizona: paddling across the river on a mattress.
20. Near Roswell, and the conditions became almost impossible to run in as the roads became like a skating rink.
21. But it was all worth it, as there waiting to greet me were Joanna and Alexander. It was time to go home again.
22. Richard Branson joins in a publicity shot I did for the London marathon – the event that had first inspired me to take up my challenge.
23. Rob Hutchings gave me a lift on his motorbike to and from the London marathon to ensure I could keep on my schedule.
24. The sign in the background during the London marathon spells it out: 370 marathons in 365 days. It was just a bit of running.
1. I was never meant to be a runner – I’d always preferred cycling. Here I am on the way to a bronze medal in the European triathlon.
2. Early days in my challenge, and after all I’d been through in my childhood I knew I wanted to raise money to help children.
3. However, when you ask children for advice on what to wear during a race, you don’t always get the most practical suggestions.
4. Where it all began: Richmond Park. The marathon course here would become very familiar to me over the year.
5. After a lucky break the night before, when we’d been offered some wonderful free accommodation by the beach, I was able to relax and enjoy myself at the end of the Endurancelife Flete marathon in May.
6. Things weren’t always so luxurious. This was one of my better attempts at putting up my tent the night before a race.
7. Dr Kipps looks on as I do some tests on my running style.
8. This chart shows how my running economy and foot placement was the key to my ability to keep on running as I have a perfect strike.
9. Sadly, while my footwork might have been good, my kilt did cause some problems, leaving some painful reminders.
10. Ali Parkes, me, Mo Farah, Joanna and Lorna Parkes. Ali and his wife did so much to help me.
11. The Scafell Pike trail was a really tough ultra – made all the more difficult after I had a spectacular fall. That evening, Ricky Lightfoot gave me some great advice about running downhill.
12. In serious pain during the North Downs Way 100 in August, after being stung by a lot of wasps – as if the race wasn’t tough enough anyway.
13. After the Enigma Reverse marathon, when John Edmonds had to force me to get out of bed, and I realised that I had so many people backing me to complete my challenge – it was a real team effort.
14. After a long journey to get there, I was proud to be among the leaders in the challenging Ennerdale 50k race that took us through some spectacular scenery.
15. I accumulated a huge pile of medals during my year of marathons and ultras, but it was never about that.
16. All together at the start of the Race Across USA – but not everyone would be able to reach the finish line.
17. I ran with this lion for many miles, but in the end I had to leave it by the roadside for someone else to find.
18. The Race Across USA was also designed to encourage children to get involved in running – so when we had some kids come out to support us, it made it all worthwhile.
19. Jup Brown and I ready to take on our latest challenge in Arizona: paddling across the river on a mattress.
20. Near Roswell, and the conditions became almost impossible to run in as the roads became like a skating rink.
21. But it was all worth it, as there waiting to greet me were Joanna and Alexander. It was time to go home again.
22. Richard Branson joins in a publicity shot I did for the London marathon – the event that had first inspired me to take up my challenge.
23. Rob Hutchings gave me a lift on his motorbike to and from the London marathon to ensure I could keep on my schedule.
24. The sign in the background during the London marathon spells it out: 370 marathons in 365 days. It was just a bit of running.