It has been fairly the problem – a marathon a day to get from his birthplace in Catalonia again to close his house in Battersea. However the ‘powerful and unimaginable journey’ was all completed for a worthy trigger.
Cain Christoforou, of St Gerorge’s Sq., Pimlico, began out a month in the past on March 8 in Sant Pere de Ribes close to Barcelona and has averaged 50km a day on his nice hike.
He lastly rolled again into Battersea Park yesterday night after finishing his 1,600km trek in 32 days, having run between six and eight hours most days.
Week one noticed him work his manner by the Pyrenees and a few of the hardest elevation days. Weeks two and three integrated southern France and the well-known fortress city of Carcassonne.
Final week, the final leg included Paris as much as Calais earlier than the ultimate stretch from Dover to London.
Cain’s motivation not nearly pushing bodily limits but additionally about breaking down boundaries to sports activities entry for deprived and disabled younger individuals in help of Entry Sport – a nationwide charity which equips and helps group sports activities golf equipment, with deprived youngsters the goal benefactors.
Cain, 30, grew up in Spain with British-Cypriot roots, and says sport has all the time performed an enormous position in his life and he hopes to have raised £25k for the trigger.
Talking quickly after finishing his run, he mentioned: “It feels superb and surreal to finish this problem again in London surrounded by so many family and friends operating and cheering the ultimate few kilometres.
“It’s been a troublesome however unimaginable journey and I’m significantly grateful to my dad and mom becoming a member of me the entire manner because the assist group.
“Sport had been an enormous a part of my life and allowed me to satisfy so many buddies, and I recognise how necessary Entry Sport’s work is to permit others much less lucky to do the identical.
“I’ll take pleasure in a day or two off however could have to begin occupied with the following large factor.”
Earlier than setting out, he mentioned: “I’ve been extremely fortunate to strive my hand at many alternative sports activities, and so they’ve performed an enormous position in shaping who I’m as we speak. However not everybody will get those self same alternatives.
“For a lot of youngsters and younger individuals, boundaries like price, accessibility, and lack of inclusive areas imply they’re usually left on the sidelines.”
Pictured high: Cain, centre, surrounded by buddies and well-wishers on the finish of his run from Iberia (Image: Cain Christoforou)
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