Emerald’s ‘Data Dan’ raises £3,200 for charity after five ultra-marathons in five days

Emerald Publishing’s “Data Dan” has raised £3,200 for charity after running an impressive five ultra-marathons in five days. Daniel Molesworth, director of data at Emerald completed the mammoth challenge to raise funds for the BookTrust.  

The dad of two from Knaresborough has raised more than £3,200 for the charity, exceeding his target amount of £2,500. His challenge saw him run a total of 300km (186 miles), and ascend nearly 8,000m (26,247 ft), almost the height of Mount Everest. He travelled on Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route. His journey began at St Bees in Cumbria on Wednesday 25th September, and crossed the finish line at Robin Hood’s Bay on Sunday 29th September. 

On completing the challenge Molesworth said: “A rollercoaster of emotions doesn’t even come close to describing the feeling; the highs were amazing, and the lows were extremely challenging, I can’t understand how the body can go from barely being able to walk one minute to knocking out a sub-30min 5k the next.  Anyone who saw me during a low point will have soon heard me belting out songs and reciting children’s books at the top of my voice as I looked to inject a little more energy into my legs and take my mind off the pain. I feel so privileged to have got the chance to run across such beautiful countryside and I’m in no doubt whatsoever that I couldn’t have done this without the support from everyone at Emerald and beyond, and all those donations to such a worthy cause.”

You can donate to support the BookTrust here.