George Salmond's Marathon Quest: 60 Miles & Counting

0:00It's April 4th. This is Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. George Sammon, the former Scotland Cricket Captain, turned football referee, is gearing up for his 60th marathon in London on April 26th. Just 10 days before Christmas, he slipped on leaves, broke his arm, and had surgery two days later. He was sideline from running for about two weeks, but jumped back in with a funky arm swing and kept training hard. These days, the 56-year-old kicks off his runs at dawn in Edinburgh, catching the sunrise as his favorite part. He swears by early mornings to prep for the day, and keeps family time intact in the evenings. It all started back in 1996, when mates in his hometown dared him to run one for Child Line, and he finished in four hours and five minutes. We're really hooked him on marathons with spotting disabled kids in a serious table cricket match at lords during the 1999 World Cup, captain's meeting. One moment inspired him to team up with the lords' taverners, who helped disabled and

1:01underserved communities. Their president is ex-England, captain. David Gower. So far, George has raised between 40,000 and 50,000 pounds for various charities through his runs. He's aiming for around three hours and 15 minutes this time, still chasing that holy grail sub-three-hour mark he nailed back in 2006. With a 3,000-pound goal for the taverners' disgo round, George's grit shows no signs of slowing proof that setbacks like a bust-in-arm can't. And a true Endurance Legends fire.