Visually Impaired Veteran Tackles Marathon Challenge

0:00A 53-year-old, partially-sided former soldier from Dao Keith, is tackling a massive running challenge for charity. Steven Waterson plans to complete the Manchester, London, and Edinburgh marathons, all while using a white stick because of his visual impairment. He's also throwing in a 50-kilometer ultra marathon on the John Meereway, just one week before the first one. This isn't Steven's first rodeo with tough runs, but spacing them so close together will test his recovery like never before. He served as a chef in the Royal Logistics Corps, facing deployments in the Balkans, Northern Ireland, and Iraq, before major health setbacks hit. Back in 2003, Steven suffered a brain hemorrhage while based in Edinburgh, yet he bounced back to finish the Edinburgh marathon the next, year in under four hours. More blows came, including coming deadlass in 2007 on crutches, blood clots, a second hemorrhage, and 35-hour brain surgery. That left him visually impaired, plus complications like pneumonia.

1:00Now working as a sports physiotherapist, Steven pushes his patients to stay active, no matter their condition, and he's leading by example in training. Hard recently knocking out a half marathon at 5am before babysitting his granddaughters. He's aiming to raise 5,000 pounds for chest heart and stroke Scotland. You can support Steven's effort through his just giving page, proving that grit and heart can conquer the toughest paths. I'm Corey with the story, that's your Edinburgh news today update, AI powered and always on.