'I run a marathon each day before work - it's hard work but my dogs love it'
A determined runner is completing a marathon-distance jog every day before work - and he's been clocking up the distance consistently for two months.
Aaron Robinson completes the gruelling 26 miles around parks and woodland near his home as the sun comes up, getting his exercise done before he cracks on with his day.
On Saturday, February 18, Aaron finished his 63rd marathon in 63 days, witnessed by his two running companions - his border collies, Inca and River.
He's done it so many times he may have set a new record, and if confirmed by Guinness World Records, this would set a new official consecutive marathon record for a male, up from the previous top score of 62.
Aaron manages to get the distance done before work every day (Aaron Robinson / SWNS)What do you think about Aaron's feat? Let us know in the comments...
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Aaron, who runs around Wanstead Park, Wanstead Flats and Epping Forest in east London, said: "It's quite hard to get enough sleep, get enough calories in and then go to work afterwards. You don't really recover 100 per cent before you start the next one."
He has also set up a fundraiser for the charity he works at, Hope For Justice, which aims to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery.
Aaron, from Newham, east London, said: "It is tough, but what I think about a lot is I can stop this at any time.
"The victims of modern slavery and human trafficking - they can't run away.
Aaron said he never quite recovers from his jogs (Aaron Robinson / SWNS)
But he has no plan to stop (Aaron Robinson / SWNS)"They sometimes have their passports stolen, they're threatened, they're beaten.
"So I can say, 'actually it's really hard to run them', but it's nothing compared to what they're going through so that keeps it in perspective."
According to Guinness World Records, currently the most consecutive days to run a marathon distance by a male was achieved by Vishak Krishnaswamy.
Aaron runs each day with his two border collies (Aaron Robinson / SWNS)Vishak, 62, ran the marathons from September 1 to November 1 last year in Maharashtra, India.
A spokesman for Guinness World Records said: "We look forward to receiving evidence from the attempt for our records management team to review."
Aaron hopes to continue to run a marathon every day for as long as he can with his two canines.
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He added: "It's a good bonding thing. Because border collies are working dogs, if they weren't pets they would be used to working on a farm all day so they're very used to running and working hard and actually, the cruel thing is just to keep them inside.
"They love it - it's basically a five hour walk for them.
"It's a good time to bond and spend some time with your dogs because when you get back they still want to play - they just don't get tired."
To donate to Aaron's fundraiser click here.
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