Coleraine man running TinyLife marathon

COLERAINE man Ivan Parke is running the Causeway Coast Ultra Marathon for TinyLife - Northern Ireland's premature baby charity on Saturday 2nd October.

Ivan Parke of Translink in Coleraine has taken on the mighty challenge of completing the Causeway Coast Ultra Marathon in aid of TinyLife.

He completed his first ever Marathon last year, finishing in an impressive 25th place and has raised the bar even higher and signed up for the Ultra Marathon which consists of an off road trail along the spectacular Causeway Coast.

Ivan said: “I did have second thoughts but I decided to choose a charity to keep me focused. I chose TinyLife as it is a small local charity who receive no government funding and rely solely on people like me, and events to continue their invaluable support to families who have sick, tiny babies in our neonatal units throughout the province.”

Andrea Milligan, Event Organiser, said: “This is a huge challenge and I am delighted that Ivan has chosen Tinylife to benefit from his 39miles of off road running. “