Wolverhampton student's Molineux tour run for charity
A student from Wolverhampton is taking part in a marathon fundraiser for a men's mental health charity.
Alex Turner, aged 20 from Wombourne, is a medical student at the University of Sheffield but is currently back at home due to lockdown.
At university he is part of Sheffield Medics Football Club who have organised a fundraiser for SToRMS , a charity that aims to reduce young male suicides.
Alex said: "SToRMS is a particularly poignant choice, it was set up by a GP many of the club know in Sheffield as he is involved with teaching medical students. He lost his son Dan McAllister when he unexpectedly took his own life aged 19.
"There has been lots of charity fundraisers from University sports teams, running for the NHS is this time of crisis. However, I haven’t seen many initiatives for charities related to mental health and I think that during lockdown this is such an important area to discuss."
Starting from this week, Alex and the rest of the team are running the equivalent distance from St James' Park in Newcastle to the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, passing all of the other Premier League grounds along the way.
They are aiming to raise £1,205, the same as the distance that they will cover as a team 1,205km.
As part of the fundraiser, Alex has ran a half marathon to Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton city centre and back from his home in Wombourne.
He added: "There is not a better feeling than running in the sunshine knowing that every step you take is helping to raise money for charity.
"Usually when my knees, calves and blisters are screaming I would stop running. But when you know that this is absolutely nothing compared to the suffering of men supported by SToRMS, it makes you want to run that extra few kilometres."
To donate to the team's fundraiser visit their JustGiving page.
