BenIreland published Nottingham optician to run two marathons in two weeks for blind...

A Nottingham optician is running two marathons in a week to raise money for blind veterans. Kevin Wood, of King's Walk Contact Lenses, will run 26.2 miles in Brighton on April 17 just a week before taking on the London Marathon – with a week of work in between.The 41-year-old, who lives in Keyworth, has started to up his training intensity as he prepares for the races and regularly runs the Turkey Trot half-marathon route as his Sunday training session. He said: "People have...