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1. 401 Marathons In 401 Days
The thought of running one marathon, even with months of training in advance and plenty of recovery time after, is pretty daunting. So it's rather incredible that one man is running 401 of them, and doing so in 401 days.
Ben Smith is doing the epic challenge, lasting from September 2015 to October 2016, in order to raise awareness for anti-bullying charity Kidscape and equality charity Stonewall.
Ben, who was bullied himself as a child, will be running a mix of official marathons and those organised with the help of local running clubs, taking place all over the UK from Lands End to John O' Groats.
So far he has completed over 250 marathons, and hopes to raise a total of £250,000. More information can be found here.