From the BBC:
“Triple-amputee
commando Mark Ormrod raises more than £150k for charity”
A
triple-amputee former Royal Marine has raised more than £150,000 for charity in
a 5km (3.1 mile) run. Mark Ormrod lost both legs and his right arm when he
stood on an improvised explosive device while out on foot patrol in Afghanistan
in 2007. The 37-year-old veteran from Plymouth challenged himself to run again
using prosthetic legs and raise money for the Reorg charity. He completed the
challenge on a running track in Tavistock, Devon. Messages of support poured
into his Facebook page as he finished the run live on BBC Breakfast. The Reorg
charity helps people from the armed forces and emergency services suffering
from physical and psychological trauma by teaching them Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. From
a target of £5,000, Mr Ormrod had raised more than £156,000 according to his
Just Giving page at the time of writing.
"I'm a big advocate for being outside your comfort zone so I've
been in this position a million times in my life," he said before the
challenge. "I'm familiar with the
feeling of discomfort and doing things that push yourself." He told BBC
Breakfast after the run that he was "very tired" and would be going
home with his family "to have a pizza and watch a film". He is
already lining up his next challenge, possibly a sea swim to Drake's Island in
Plymouth Sound.
^ I am glad when
I hear about these great people who work hard to give back to others. ^
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