BLIND DAVE – "MY LEGS TOOK A POUNDING"

07-04-2008

Blind Dave Heeley has achieved the first leg of his worldwide seven day, seven marathon fundraising extravaganza - but admits his legs "took a pounding" in the Falkland Islands where the campaign kicked off at midnight.

Speaking from Porto Alegre Airport in Brazil where he’s stopped off en route to Rio – where his second marathon starts at 1.30 today – Dave sounded upbeat but knackered.

“We’ve only managed to snatch a couple of hours sleep on the plane” he said, “But the Falklands was great.

“They closed the runway as we got underway, there was a gun salute and we had fantastic support all the way from the MOD.

“I am tired. The legs took a bit of a pounding on the surfaces in the Falklands.”

With the flight to Rio, and this afternoon’s second run, there’s not much time for rest – although with an eight hour trip to Los Angeles looming, there should be some recovery time later today.

Dave and Mac ran the first marathon in four hours sixteen minutes – slightly faster than the four and a half hours recommended by their fitness experts.

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