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• Published date: 08 November 2021

The Edendale man aimed to run 84 laps of the Edendale Rugby Club grounds on Saturday but could only manage 56, which is 28km.

He was running in memory of his friend Sam Brown who would have celebrated his 42nd birthday in December.

Mr Brown took his own life earlier this year.

Mr Letham said even though he fell short of his goal he still ran further than he had run before.

‘‘I beat my personal best by eight [km], so I’m not disappointed and I’ve raised three grand for the kids.’’

He started running at 10am but it did not take him long to start to feel the heat.

‘‘I was cooked by not even 12 or 13[km].

‘‘I was fried.’’

Even though he was carrying a water pack he struggled to keep himself hydrated.

He decided at the 28km mark to stop rather than put himself through more agony.

Mr Brown used to run ultramarathons and tell Mr Letham stories of the physical hardship...