Ollie Jackman Run Devon

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Ollie Jackman decided in 2020 after lots of lockdown solo running to Run Devon.

From the most Northernly point to the most Southerly point in 3 days using his own route to coincide with overnight campsites.

His adventure raised in excess of £5000 for Young Devon a charity that for over 70 years has been helping young people thrive.

He covered 137 miles!

In 2021 he decided to do Run Devon again with a few more runners and some change stops the route and again lots of money raised.

By the 2024 edition happened the route had become 92 miles from Illfracombe to Plymouth with 5 distances offers:

92 miles with an overnight stop at 58 miles and other distances of 34, 26 , 15 and 9 miles all finishing in Plymouth.

The money raised for Young Devon has now totalled over £100,000

The 2025 event is on September 13th/14th - keep an eye on the Run Devon website for when entries open in the early part of 2025.

Let us know here on the podcast if you plan to take part.

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You can access and download the previous 163 episodes of this show via your usual podcast app or on the Running 44@60 podcast page.

I ran my first, and so far only, ultra marathon in 2021 - the 44 mile Classic Quarter - to celebrate a landmark birthday which was a few weeks before the run.

This podcast started as a way of me learning how to do that - hence why it’s called Running 44@60.

The adventure then turned into a book and as a business consultant it became both a business and running book and is available on Amazon via this link: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon.

My run raised over £7000 for Childrens Hospice South West Music Therapy programme and every book bought on Amazon generates another £5 for the programme.

The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60
It now has 160 episodes and is aimed at those thinking about and committing to their first ever ultra.
Trevor wrote a book : 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West