103-year-old man walks marathon to raise COVID-19 funds

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A 103-year-old Belgian doctor is walking a marathon around his garden to raise money for Covid-19 research.

Alfons Leempoels, a retired general practitioner, will walk the distance in daily stages.

He started his 42.2 km journey in his home town on June 1 and plans to complete it on June 30.

Every day he walks 10 laps of 145 metres (159 yards). He does three laps in the morning, three at noon and four in the evening.

To avoid losing count, he throws a stick into a bowl every time he completes a lap.

Leempoels hopes to raise funds for the hospital attached to the nearby university of Leuven, where researchers are working to find a cure for COVID-19.

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Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

6 Responses

London says:

June 12, 2020 at 10:52 am

This is amazing
Anonymous says:

June 22, 2020 at 1:29 pm

good on him
mariah says:

September 8, 2020 at 1:49 pm

this is okay
arlo says:

September 17, 2020 at 2:39 pm

It’s so cool on how he is using his time when he is 103 years old to help millions of people, We need more people like him in our world to keep happiness around forever
Keep it up kiwi kids news
-Arlo
Agree with Arlo says:

September 24, 2020 at 5:18 pm

I Agree with Arlo , we need more people like that in our world
bruce says:

February 17, 2021 at 2:04 pm

he is so so amazing!