ON top of running a successful family steel business and being the Treasurer of a local running club, a Leigh dad-of-two has set an incredible marathon record that is difficult to see being beaten.

With such a habit of running that he runs a marathon every other week, Malcolm Collins recently became the first person to complete ten rounds of the Brathay 10x10 challenge.

The challenge sees participants run 10 marathons in 10 days around Brathay Hall and Lake Windemere, and after getting involved in 2011 Malcolm finished his tenth (and potentially final challenge) there last month.

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Leigh Journal: Malcolm in the midst of the 10 day marathon challengeMalcolm in the midst of the 10 day marathon challenge (Image: Malcolm Collins)

Malcolm said: "I got involved in the 10x10 after racing in one of the Windemere marathons and realising that there was this separate challenge where people were racing 10 marathons in 10 days.

"So I started the challenge in 2011 and I just got hooked on it. They are always phenomenally difficult and some of the races in the middle of the challenge are mentally very challenging.

"But I'm 54 now and I've learned a lot about myself throughout the races, about what I can do and how I can push myself."

Leigh Journal: Malcolm has raised tens of thousands of pounds with his running fundraisersMalcolm has raised tens of thousands of pounds with his running fundraisers (Image: Malcolm Collins)

Inspired to take up running after watching his dad train for marathons when he was younger, Malcolm has completed an incredible 419 marathons over the decades and is the only person to complete ten 10x10 Brathay challenges.

Raising money for the Brathay Trust, which supports schools and disadvantaged young people, Malcolm has raised an amazing £58,000 throughout his 12 years of fundraising.

Leigh Journal: Malcolm may soon hang up his running shoes after hundreds of marathon racesMalcolm may soon hang up his running shoes after hundreds of marathon races (Image: Malcolm Collins)

After such an impressive decade of running, Malcolm, who is also the Treasurer of Astley & Tyldesley Road Runners Club and a member of Leigh Harriers, said he is happy to bow on such a high after raising so much money for charity.

To congratulate Malcolm on his efforts and help him raise even further for the Brathay Trust, you can donate to his fundraiser here.