In loving memory of Ewart Morton Lewis.

I'm running 126.49 kilometres (the equivalent of three marathons)
throughout the month of February to continue Ewart's incredible legacy of charitable fundraising. Every moment I spent with Ewart he inspired me to become the very best person I can be, to help others despite personal strife, and not to let life pass me by.

Ewart dedicated his life to raising money for a long list of charities and was even invited to afternoon tea with the Queen in recognition of his efforts.

Early last year, Ewart suffered internal bleeding, heart failure, a stroke, and coronavirus. He kept on fighting for 10 months but unfortunately passed away in October. As a family we all cared for him at home, where he wanted to be, in his final five months and some of those moments we spent with him will be cherished forever. He was deeply loved by his family, friends, and community and will be dearly missed.

If you'd like to hear more about Ewart's incredible life I have included a video link for his funeral and eulogy below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xfc_wIVMuk&feature=youtu.be

I chose the British Heart Foundation as they fund important research into circulatory diseases, especially heart disease and stroke, which affect thousands of families every year.

This time last year I couldn't even contemplate running 5k a week, so ramping it up to above 30k per week is going to be tough! I'm planning on taking part in at least three fundraising events this year, this one's for Ewart.

Please see below for some more information about British Heart Foundation:

We fund over £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases. Stroke. Vascular Dementia. Diabetes. They’re all connected, and they’re all under our microscope.
Research has given us machines that can restart hearts, the ability to fix arteries in tiny babies, devices to correct heartbeats, the power to give someone a heart they weren’t born with, and so much more.
We’ve helped transform survival rates but heart and circulatory diseases still kill 1 in 4 people in the UK, they cause heartbreak on every street. And our work is urgent and vital as ever.
Our research, is the promise to protect the people we love. Our parents. Our brothers. Our sisters. Our grandparents. Our closest friends.
Research is who we are. The promise of future cures and treatments. The promise to beat heartbreak forever.
People’s donations have got us this far. Every breakthrough we’ve made, funded by people like you. Together, we can beat heartbreak forever.