A Notts man will run 300 miles to raise money for the air ambulance after his close friend was airlifted to QMC with a blood clot on the brain.
Adam White, from Long Eaton in Nottinghamshire, is running from St David’s on March 5 to Skegness to raise money on his JustGiving page for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance and will be staying in guest houses and B&Bs along the way.
In 2016, Adam’s friend Jamie Broom, from Skegness, fell down stairs and was knocked unconscious.
The situation turned out to be more serious than first thought and Jamie was airlifted to the QMC and had emergency surgery to remove a blood clot the size of his fist from his brain.
Adam said: “The air ambulance played such a massive part in saving Jamie’s life on that day so I wanted to do something to support my local air ambulance.
“Jamie’s recovery is still on-going, but if it wasn’t for the air ambulance, it could have been a very different story.”
Former soldier Adam, who first met Jamie in 1999 when the two men were both serving in the British Army, is also fighting his own battle against post-traumatic distress order (PTSD) and associated depression and anxiety.
As part of his recovery, he has taken to running and is challenging himself to run further and faster than before.
He said: “I decided that I needed a focus to get me through these difficult times and to inspire others to use exercise to improve their physical and mental health.
“I have therefore set myself the mammoth challenge to run 300 miles from St David’s in the West, to Skegness in the East over a two-week period to raise as much money as I can for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.”
Adam has set a target of raising £5,000 and is appealing for people to keep him company on his journey by cycling or running alongside him for part of or all of his run.
