Challenger Profile
                
                    
                    Name:
                    Mike Bekin
                    Challenge Date:
                    26th April 2026
                    My Challenge:
Running my first ever marathon and raise as much as possible for Compassion
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            Donations 
Target:£3,000.00
                         
                        
                            Children 
Sponsored Target:6
                         
                     
                 
                
                    Online Total:  	£0.00
                    Offline Total: 	£0.00
                    Gift Aid: 		£0.00
                 
                
                I was born in Brazil, where there's a lot of poverty. Seeing children deprived of education, food, sanitation or even safety is heart breaking. If it doesn't move you, I don't know what could. So I'm moving - by running my first even marathon and raising funds for Compassion UK.
                
                I've done a fair number of triathlons and even some half marathons - but a full 26 mile run is a completely new (and bigger/scarier) challenge to me.