Fife man tackles coastal path walk in Dawn to Dusk challenge in memory of his wife

The challenge will see him walk the Fife Coastal Path for 14 hours straight, starting the at the Forth Rail Bridge with Andy planning on getting as far as Elie in the East Neuk.

Not only is he is taking on the Dawn to Dusk challenge, he is also over half way in his bid to walk the distance from John o’ Groats to Land’s End and back again.

Andy is doing them to support The Brain Tumour Charity, which is the world's leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research globally.

He said: “I’m currently just over halfway through the 1700 miles John o’ Groats to Land’s End trek.

"With lockdown restrictions I’m not walking the actual physical route but doing it around Fife.

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"I started on October 9 last year and I’m now technically on my way back up from Land’s End - my family are saying that I’m heading uphill now!

"I gave myself a year to complete the challenge, but the way it is looking I will be finished by the middle of June.

Andy has so far raised £3320 of his initial target of £3500 and is hoping that he can smash it with the addition of the Dawn to Dusk Challenge.

He said. “As I get closer to my target more and more people are donating money to The Brain Tumour Charity.

"It really is an amazing charity. They did so much for Suez and I, and contribute to so much research that helps so many people.

"I’ve planned the Dawn to Dusk Challenge for April 10, and I’m trying to work it around lockdown restrictions as my friend and some of my family would like to join me.

"Hopefully the situation with lockdown changes as it would be good for them to join me to help with motivation along the way, especially as you can have a down day which makes the challenge a whole lot harder.”

If you would like to donate to Andy’s fundraiser, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ntosanddtod

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