Charles McManus says his father, who died in 2017, would have been proud of his 125km charity run.
Charles McManus finished at 20:35 BST at Monument station, after running for more than 17 hoursCharles McManus took on the 125km challenge in memory of his father.
On Sunday, the 18-year-old set off from South Hylton at 03:00 BST on a route which took him via the airport, the coastal loop and both lines south of the Tyne. Mr McManus, from North Shields, has raised more than £5,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity and St Oswald's Hospice, which cared for his father David, who died in 2017.Mr McManus, who has already had a completed a number of half and full marathons, said: "My legs are absolutely horrendous, I'm really struggling to walk.
"I stopped at every single station and took a picture at every station, I think South Shields or Whitley Bay were my favourites."He added: "I just wanted to do something to help others who are in a similar position to my family, when dad was unwell. "I was quite focussed by at the end it got quite emotional - all my family were there, including my gran."His uncle, Andrew McManus, said: "Charles is so modest, but we are very proud of him.""I've been talking to my cousin and we're thinking perhaps one of the Coast to Coast routes or maybe the Three Peaks Challenge, who knows," he said.
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