Final preparations under way before Wolverhampton fundraising legend takes on toughest challenge yet
An inspirational fundraiser has been putting in the final hard yards before he heads out on his toughest challenge yet.
The final miles of training are being put in by an inspirational fundraiser ahead of his toughest challenge yet.
Manny Singh Kang will set off at 6am on Friday (April 24) from the Billy Wright statue outside Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton and will take on a 135-mile journey through Birmingham, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire over two days, before then taking part in the London Marathon, a distance of more than 160 miles in total.
The 52-year-old said he will do the whole challenge without sleep, mirroring a challenge he did in 2024 where he walked non-stop around Molineux for 48 hours.
It’s the latest in a series of gruelling challenges Mr Singh Kang will have completed for Dementia UK and he said that testing himself to his physical limit was worth it to help raise much-needed funds for the charity.
He said: “I sometimes ask myself why I do these challenges when I look in the mirror, but I know it’s all for Dementia UK and trying to raise as much money as possible for them.
“I just keep coming up with the challenges and I know I’ve done some crazy challenges in the past, but this is the craziest so far.
“It’s all about the cause though and this challenge has gone past £12,000 raised, which is incredible.”
Mr Singh Kang said the challenge was a solo one, but said he would have support along the way to keep him going, as well as saying that anyone who wanted to join him was welcome to do so.
He said the training was going well, focusing more on the mental side, and joked that the marathon might end up being the easiest part.
He said: “Training is going well, although you do have to think about how you train for a walk down to London, but I have done as much as I can and have looked at the mental side.
“It’s a mental battle, but I’m ready for it and I’m excited and nervous, plus I’m almost calling the marathon the lap of honour because I think that once I get there, there will be the wave of emotion and the adrenaline which will get me through.
“I’m not going to break any personal bests when I get there and I might not run much of it, but I’ll get to the end somehow.”
To find out more about Manny Singh Kang’s challenge and to make a donation, go to the JustGiving page.
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