Ali tunes up for new year of fundraising
move for 24 hours.
“I reckon it will be harder than the run, losing the freedom of moving.
“I know from my dad that you start to feel it in your lungs. We took him swimming and when we took him in the pool he would get into a massive panic because of the pressure on his chest.
“It’s those kinds of things I’m aiming to do stuff on – and still do the odd daft thing as well.”
Ali says he thinks the run was a healing process for the Berry family.
He said: “I think the run has brought the whole family closer together.
“It was a room we didn’t go in, something we didn’t talk about, but when I did the run everyone was so 050117berry_4
“I’ve definitely caught the running bug. It’s not something I saw myself doing when I was younger but I love going out and being able to run in the hills and in the countryside.
“We live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world and I love seeing that.”
Ali hopes to be keep people up to date with his running experiences on Youtube and social media after the support he has received so far.
He has been blown away by the inspirational stories he has heard and the support from friends and complete strangers. “It was really moving,” he said. “When I did my first practice run I did a 50-mile run from Fort William and I couldn’t even finish it.