A BROMSGROVE man is running more than 75km in the week leading up to his 75th birthday to raise funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance.
Roger Ottley will celebrate his milestone next Friday, April 24.
Roger runs with the Avoncroft Hurriers which meets at 10am every Saturday at the Ewe and Lamb and with Run Sanders which gets together at 6.30pm every Wednesday at Sanders Park.
Roger is an instrumental member of both running groups, and typically plans the routes every week.
On the opening day tomorrow (Saturday, April 18), Roger will start at the Ewe and Lamb Car Park at 10am and run to the Hanbury Turn and back – a total of 9.7km.
The second day – on Sunday – sees Roger start and finish at Harrow Close at 10am and take in a number of roads, including Timberhonger Lane, Whitford Road, Fox Lane and Rock Hill.
On the third day (Monday), he will start at 6.30pm, running 9km from Sanders Park car park and back via Fockbury Mill Road, Timberhonger and Whitford Road.
Day four on Tuesday, Roger’s 9.1km run will start and finish at Harrow Close, starting at 10am and taking him past Morrisons and Bromsgrove Rugby Club before he returns to his starting point.
On Wednesday – day five – starting at Sanders Park at 6.30pm and finishing there, Roger will have completed 11.8km.
Day six of Roger’s running quest at 10am on Thursday will also start and finish at Harrow Close, taking in Rock Hill, a lot of the town centre and leading him past All Saints Church. He will notch up a total of 12.1km on that day.
And on his birthday – which will be day seven – Roger will taking on his longest run. The 14km route will start and end at the Boat and Railway pub. It will begin at 6.30pm and take in canal towpaths, right up to Tardebigge reservoir.
For more detailed versions of Roger’s route, visit this story at: bromsgrovestandard.co.uk and visit: justgiving.com/page/roger-ottley-1? to donate to his fundraising page.
