19th Marathon for Christian Varley

Tue, 19 May 2020

The Chief Minister Howard Quayle flags off Varley on his 19th run

A socially-distant crowd gathered in the west of the Island this afternoon as a Manx runner set off on a 19th marathon in as many days.

Christian Varley is completing the challenge to raise money for the Manx Solidarity Fund amid the coronavirus pandemic.

An initial target of £19,000 was set, however, the current amount raised now stands at more than £63,000.

He set off on his final marathon from Peel Castle at 2pm this afternoon, flagged off by Chief Minister Howard Quayle and cheered on by the Manx public.

Speaking earlier in the challenge – which has seen him run the best part of 500 miles in 19 days. Christian thanked the Manx people for showing their support: