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Jan 2021

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Former Harrogate soldier's football ground run delayed by lockdown

Published: 5 Jan 2021, 11:02 GMT

by Thomas Barrett

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Nathan Richardson began his epic adventure in March 2020 and, once completed he will have run between 2,000 to 2,500 miles on the tarmac, the equivalent of 95 marathons.

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A former Harrogate soldier is raising money for a children's brain tumour charity by running to all 92 Premier League and EFL stadiums in England and Wales.

Nathan Richardson had planned to run from Leeds United's Elland Road to Harrogate Town's Wetherby Road ground today, until his plans were curtailed by the new national lockdown.

Nathan began his epic adventure in March 2020 and, once it is completed, he will have run between 2,000 to 2,500 miles on the tarmac, the equivalent of 95 marathons.

He remains optimistic that he'll be able to complete his challenge once restrictions are eased:

"I'm disappointed but I know it's the right thing to do. I will get going again."


Born in Bury, Nathan began his army training at the Army Foundation College as a 16-year-old in 2007. He said he is looking forward to returning to a town he knows well:

"But we didn't get let out much back then! It's obviously a nice town and I spent quite a bit of time there. It will be good to go back."





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He started the challenge before Town's historic promotion to the EFL last summer, so he had to add a stop on Harrogate's Wetherby Road into his itinerary, making it the 80th ground he's visited so far.

He's raising money for the mental health charity Mind, as well as The Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity, which supports children who have or have had a brain tumour.

When he finally makes it to Harrogate he will then run north east to Middlesborough's Riverside Stadium, which he said will take him a few days.

To donate to Nathan's fundraising, click here.