Retired banker completes 2 hundredth marathon in 200 days

A 66-year-old man has accomplished 200 marathons in 200 days across the British shoreline.

Retired banker Steve James has traveled 5,240 miles (8433 km) since setting off from Topsham, Devon in April and returned there to finish his problem on Saturday.

Researchers on the University of Exeter monitored the results on their our bodies all through the journey.

Mr James mentioned: “I haven't had a day off in seven months, so I'm looking forward to the possibility of lying down and not having to do 26 miles tomorrow.”

Despite ending robust and with out damage, Mr James, who lives and trains on Dartmoor, mentioned it was “quite a challenge”.

He endured harsh climate situations, closed sidewalks, severely blistered toes, and a bout of arthritis that resulted in a visit to the emergency division.

He has been sharing updates about all the problem on his social media pages.

He mentioned, “I survived Hurricane Floris and Hurricane Amy, went through seven pairs of trainers, became a state pensioner and climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest ten times.”

“But it taught me that you're never too old to do great things.

“You just have to start and keep going.”

mr james took day by day measurements for researchers And they studied her calorie consumption, vitality expenditure and physique composition to observe the results of the high-endurance problem on her physique.

Nutritional physiology researcher Dr Freja Hai mentioned she had seen no impact on Mr James's total well being from the fortnightly blood samples he despatched.

He mentioned, “The change in body measurements shows that Steve's weight loss is due to fat rather than muscle, which is a positive result after such a long period of lack of energy.”

“It will be interesting to see how much muscle Steve has when we get him back into the lab for post-challenge tests.”

He mentioned it was a privilege to work with Mr James and that his efforts gave him “valuable knowledge about the body's ability to cope with such extreme endurance demands”.