Most of his friends are looking forward to enjoying beach and pool holidays next month.
But one north-east fundraiser will be otherwise engaged in pushing himself to the limit as he participates in a multi-marathon odyssey to boost a charity close to his heart.
Matthew Milne will be running miles – all 496 of them – while undertaking a challenge to raise funds for a north east charity.
The keen athlete has pledged to run corresponding miles every day in August to match the date – starting with a single mile on August 1 and working up through the calendar to tackling 31 miles on the final day of the month.
The graduate remote electronics engineer with Kintore-based pipeline technology specialist, STATS Group, is no stranger to mathematical challenges and if successful he will run 496 miles in August – or the equivalent of almost 19 marathons.
His employer has donated £250 to start his fundraising push and all monies raised will go to Oldmeldrum-based charity Kayleigh’s Wee Stars, which provides support to families who have a child dealing with a terminal illness.
The 23-year-old is a member of Metro Aberdeen running club and has completed two marathons in recent years.
But he expects this will be a gruelling assignment, with the equivalent of more than six marathons to be completed in the final week of August.
Mr Milne said: “I took up running when I was 17 and enjoy competing in events but this will be a completely different test to anything I have done before.
“The total distance to be run over the month is 496 miles, but if I have the stamina, then I will round it up to a nice 500.
“I got to know of the work of Kayleigh’s Wee Stars through a fellow runner and I think it’s an excellent local charity which does a lot of great work.
“I set out to raise £750 and with the generous support of STATS and friends and family I have exceeded the target, but more is always welcome in the weeks ahead.”
Anyone wishing to make a donation can visit Matthew’s Just Giving page
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/matthew-milne6
