The cousin of a soldier who died in the French Alps is running the London Marathon on Saturday to raise money for a charity that helps the families of missing relatives.
Tom Beaver will be wearing a beaver costume to promote another challenge he is undertaking later this year.
He will be attempting the Enduro Man Arch to Arc challenge in September in an effort to raise £10,000 for the charity Missing People in memory of Blake Hartley, the former Ellesmere College student and army cadet who went missing in 2004.
The challenge will require Tom to run the 87 miles from Marble Arch in London to Dover, swim the English Channel and then cycle the 180 miles from Calais to L’Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Two weeks ago he did a triple marathon running 80 miles in 23 hours around the Dorset coast in preparation for his challenge.
Tom has run two London marathons before, including one which he ran in a rhino costume in support of Save the Rhino.
He said: “The London Marathon is always a good run although I prefer longer runs.”
To sponsor him visit his website at www.runningbeaver.co.uk.