ALEX Wilson, who is from Bristol, participated in an ultramarathon on the Offa's Dyke path but due to a knee injury, he was unable to complete the journey.

He was originally completing the ultramarathon with his friend Ollie Samuel but after being hospitalised with Pancreatitis he was unable to join him.

Alex shared he wanted to participate in an ultramarathon because he liked to sign up for difficult challenges, he has experience taking part in many challenging activities including Iron Man and ultramarathons across Bristol called the Greenman.

When looking for charities to raise money for they decided on Dementia UK, due to personal experiences but also because Dementia is the biggest killer in the UK.

“The hardest part was having to call it a day," said Alex.

“I realised if I was going to carry on going it would be a 20–30-hour day.

Throughout the challenging journey he remained motivated by receiving encouraging messages for people who were keeping updated with the challenge, but Alex shared one of the biggest challenges he faced was not wanting to let other people down but not wanting to let himself down either.

He stated the most difficult parts were the downhills in Shropshire but has still had some great experiences along the way including being out in Nature and feeling free.

“One of the things I like about running is that you are completely reliant on yourself, the fact that I nearly covered 90 miles in two days feels like quite an achievement.

“I would recommend it, maybe not in 5 days, you also meet a lot of people, I was taking photos with everyone I met along the way.

If hadn’t been for the pain in my knee I would say it was a brilliant few days.