- A man who ran for 24 hours without stopping has revealed how it went
- Joe Pritchard took care of it to raise money for the Doddie Weir Foundation
- In a video posted on Tiktok, Pritchard recorded his running challenge
A man who ran for 24 hours without stopping has revealed the horrible effect that the brutal challenge had on his body.
Joe Pritchard took care of the achievement to raise money for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation – a charity of the motor Neurone Disease set up in honor of former Scotland Rugby Star Doddie Weir.
In a video on his Tiktokpage page, Pritchard recorded his running challenge in the New Inn Pub in Shrawley, Worcestershire.
He had to tolerate setbacks such as a broken treadmill, mental blocks and a bloody nose during his 24 hours on the machine.
He was able to complete an amazing 104 miles (167 km), while he picked up £ 4,000 with gamblers who helped him along the way.
A second video laid his struggle with the challenge he himself had set during the Charity Marathon.
A man who ran for 24 hours without stopping has revealed the horrible effect that the brutal challenge had on his body
Joe Pritchard took care of it to achieve the performance in an attempt to raise money for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
After just 15 minutes before the planned visit to the beer garden of the Pub Joe's body and he had to be worn outside by his friends, where he started to feel unwell.
He then collapsed and briefly lost his vision, which meant that he had to be taken home by those who had stayed to follow his well -being.
After being helped in his house, he was black for the second time, but seemed to be in a better condition after taking a warm bath.
Reflecting on the experience, Joe admitted that he felt 'strange, lightnead and dizzy' after his extreme challenge.
Responding to the video in the commentary part, users were shocked that no bystanders called an ambulance that had given Joe's condition.
A user asked: “Why didn't you go to the hospital?”
A second added: “should have really going to the hospital, this is not normal.”
A further comment was: “I mean, you are run for 24 hours, I'm not sure what you expected to happen.”
Some viewers suspected that he had contracted Rabdomyolysis – a condition that sees the skeletal muscle break down quickly and can often be caused by high intensity exercise for a longer period.
The NHS describes it as a “potentially life -threatening state.”
