Larne dentist runs across Scotland for mental health charity

By Russell Keers
Published 18th Oct 2021, 16:09 BST
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A kindhearted dentist from Drains Bay took on a gruelling 500-mile run across Scotland in 12 days to support the work of a charity which helps people experiencing mental health issues.

Ryan Stewart took on the ‘Running Scotland’ challenge from John o’ Groats to Gretna Green alongside colleagues Stuart Campbell, Derek Marner and Paddy Watson to raise funds for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) charity.

Speaking to the Times, Ryan, who now lives in Edinburgh, said: “I have been doing running events for 14 years. I was a member of Larne Athletic Club when I lived in Larne. Mountain running is my main discipline.

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“I have never done a multi-day running event like ‘Running Scotland’ and prior to this event, I had only ran the marathon distance on two previous occasions. I had to run an Ultra marathon on 12 consecutive days (daily distances varying from 45km to 74km) to tap out this Scotland run, so I was very much in uncharted waters for how my body would cope.