A Livingston man will be running at least five kilometres every day in March to raise money for Ukrainian’s fleeing the Russian invasion.
Barry Bradford is a research scientist with the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh - and when he’s not looking at brain sections under a microscope - he’s running to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees.
The scientist, who normally works as part of a team to combat brain degeneration and dementia, has so far completed one week of his one month challenge, running at least five kilometres a day and raising a total of £730 with 32 supporters.
Barry, originally from Manchester but now living in Livingston, is relatively new to running, having only just invested in the hobby, but was moved to action when he began to witness the horrific scenes in Ukraine on the news.
Barry spoke about his fundraising campaign, he said: “I saw the invasion begin to unfold in Ukraine over the news and knew how much of an impact it was going to have on Ukrainians.
“Then, when Ukrainians began to flee, it tore me apart to see families with children leaving their homes with everything they own packed into a suitcase - and I knew then I had to do whatever I could to help.
“I chose to run everyday in March as I know it wouldn’t be totally impossible - but it would definitely be a challenge, it was kind of a spur of the moment thing.
“The most days I’ve run in a row before now has been three or four. Now it’s becoming more routine, but I don’t know if I’ll still be saying that on day 31!"
You can support Barry’s fundraiser on JustGiving here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/barry-bradford5kaday?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=barry-bradford5kaday&utm_campaign=pfp-tweet&utm_term=f62199208f314990b0066cb526ffc409
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