Fife man’s half marathon run in a kilt smashes first fundraising target

Mark and Christie Thomson are raising funds for sight loss charity RNIB - and have already smashed their initial target of £400.

Mark, 33, from Strathmiglo, persuaded Christie to pair up with him to do RNIB's annual Marathon Mates challenge.

It encourages supporters to share a marathon-length challenge - be it running, walking, cycling, swimming or whatever - with someone else.

This can be done alongside each other - with social distancing - or as a virtual pair.

Neither Mark or Christie have run a marathon before, but they have completed the Three Peaks challenge climbing the highest mountain in Scotland, England and Wales in under 24 hours in 2017.

He said: “I was actually out running when I heard about the project.

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"An advert came on my Spotify playlist and caught my interest. We are keen runners and hill-walkers, and have been looking to do another project together for years.

"We have actually reached our £400 target," he says, "so I will be going through with the outlandish promise I make at the end of the video - to wear a kilt for my run. But we're hoping to get the funds raised up to £500."

Mark, a writer for the last 15 years, recently passed his initial assessment for the British Army and hopes to join the Parachute Regiment.

He writer under the pen name Mark Pajak

You can donate to Mark's Just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Mark-Thomson31?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=Mark-Thomson31&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=38094c4109a341b2abb4c7e07e7c7f0b.