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Hywel Dda Health Board | Marathon challenge A mother from Pembrokeshire is running across the four nations this year in order to raise money for the Meningitis Trust. Caroline Cumberlin, from Tenby, works as a Macmillan Support Administration at South Pembrokeshire and Withybush Hospitals.  She will be running three half marathons in Wales, Scotland and England and one full Marathon in Ireland by the end of October this year. The challenge will see her cover over 65 miles, as well as the hundreds of miles she will be doing in training for each event.

One man and his dog are off on a mighty challenge to complete six marathons in six days. Former serviceman Richard Payne will be starting his six-day run from the top to the bottom on Wales on Monday. It is all in aid of the Healing The Wounds charity which helps treat victims of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) in Wales. It won’t be a ‘solo’ run for Richard as he is being partnered by his three-year-old Husky dog Blu for key parts of the journey. “Blu loves going for a run and comes with me when I go jogging, so he’ll be with me for the start and finish of every marathon day,” Richard said. “He’ll probably end up doing about five miles a day, so he’s the lucky one. But I don’t think he’ll be feeling sorry for me doing the marathon distance of just over 26 miles every day! “I’ve been in training for this series of marathons, doing about nine miles a day and I did a full marathon last Sunday in about five and a half hours just to get the feel for doing it. “I’ve got something of a ...