A weightlifter who works in Mildenhall will put a different sort of effort in on Sunday as he looks to complete his first half marathon.
Matt Kennedy works as a helpline advisor at the east of England branch of Acas, which is based in College Heath Road.
Having been a weightlifter for many years, Matt was challenged to run a just kilometre but could not finish.
Now he hopes to complete the Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday (March 5) in aid of Cancer Research UK.
He said: “I began to train, small runs at first to build up some cardio fitness then long runs. It was painful being quite a heavy chap. My training now consists of three 5km runs a week and two long runs, 10km on a Tuesday and between 12km and 18km on a Saturday. I have got fitter and faster.”
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