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Since 2013, I’ve run 13 marathons, including 5 London Marathons. I’ve run marathons all across Europe - in Reykjavik, Dublin, Edinburgh, Budapest, Istanbul and Tel Aviv. Some people probably think it’s mad that I run marathons. Others find my training posts on social media annoying. I get it. When it comes to fundraising though, they have helped to tell the story and show that real, continued effort has gone into the training. Through marathons, I’ve raised more than £13,000 for charity. I’ve been overwhelmed by the support my family, friends and even total strangers have given me. I can honestly say that running marathons has changed my life. When I was at school, I was usually last picked for football, bullied for being gay and generally a bit miserable. Running was my saviour – it was the only thing I was remotely good at in PE. Unfortunately I had a teacher who did nothing to encourage this. Not only did he fail to see that maybe my talents lay outside of football, he also actively enabled the bullying to happen by ignoring the insults and slurs, sometimes even laughing along. On marathon routes, your mind can wander and I sometimes think back to those school days but more