MIC's Josh 'JP' Patterson completes 76th marathon in 76 days in world first
ok.co.ukMade In Chelsea 's JP has run his 76th marathon in the space of 76 days, finishing the epic feat outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday, 13 May.
Joshua Patterson, sometimes known as JP to his fans, looked elated as he marked his world first accomplishment by touching the Palace gates, with hundreds of supporters coming out to see him.
JP, 33, has been running in an attempt to raise £1 million for the mental health charity Samaritans. He ran a marathon in each of the UK’s 76 cities, on consecutive days, beginning with Inverness and ending with the City of Westminster.
Speaking after he finished, he told the PA news agency he wanted “to give a person a reason to live and save a life”, and said the most difficult part of his ordeal was having to spend time away from his daughter, India, who is five. “Not earning a living, being away from my little girl, not having home or any comfort at all, that’s all been incredibly tough,” JP said. “But if you want to get people to donate and get behind you then you have to make those sacrifices, because if it was easy then everyone would do it. “The harder the challenge, the greater the reward.
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