Leyton man runs barefoot marathon across Hackney Marshes for charity

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Leyton man runs barefoot marathon across Hackney Marshes for charity
By Hackney Gazette


Yanni Papastavrou is running the marathon to raise money for Solace Women’s Aid, a charity which works to support women and children and prevent violence and abuse.

Yanni, who works as a physicist in the Ratiotherapy Department at North Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton, helping to treat cancer patients began running to work to avoid public transport during the coronavirus lockdown.

He said: “Running a solo marathon is a huge challenge for me. To continue reading, please visit: https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/leyton-physicist-runs-barefoot-marathon-in-hackney-1-6908715


Leyton man runs barefoot marathon across Hackney Marshes for charity
Hackney Gazette
... Halloween by running a solo marathon through Hackney Marshes barefoot. ... “It's much easier to do an official marathon, all the other runners and ...