March dad tackles London Marathon virtually on school playing field
A dad of two is on the charge to raise as much money as possible for a local school and a charity close to many people's hearts.
Like thousands of others across the country Jason Bullman was disappointed not to win a place in this year's London Marathon on October 2.
But not to feel too left out and to put his love of running to good use the dad of Louis and Willow, has decided to run the London Marathon virtually by completing laps of the Cavalry School playing field in March, where the children are both pupils.
And he is hoping people will spare some time to pop by and cheer him on as he tackles approximately 186 laps, which equates to the 26miles of the marathon.
The aim is to raise at least £2,000 to split equally between the school and Cancer Research UK and he has a Gofundme page where people can donate.
Jason, who has been given support by his employers, XAAR - a technology firm based in Huntingdon - has previously completed two London marathons for charity, as well as competing in both the Manchester and Brighton marathons.
He has been in training for the past 14 weeks and is hoping that he will be able to compete the gruelling run in under four hours.
He said: "I'm setting off at 8am, which I realise might be a bit early for some people to come along and cheer me on especially as it's a Sunday morning, but I will be fresh and the adrenaline will be pumping at the start.
"But I know it will get tough the more miles I do, so I would really appreciate people coming along from about 10am to give me a cheer, or even just to stand along the track as a sign of support."
Jason added: "I've chosen to raise funds for Cavalry as this is the school my children and many of my friends children attend. Primary schools always need support with funding to improve their facilities. At the moment the school has a big project they want to complete to provide a canopy over their outdoor pond and wildlife area to provide some shelter - so the money I raise will go towards that.
"Cancer Research UK speaks for itself, unfortunately, one in two of us are diagnosed with cancer within our lifetime. Half of the money I raise will go to the charity and contribute towards the battle of ensuring that we beat cancer in the present and in future."
