11-year-old completes running challenge and raises thousands for charity

An 11-year-old boy from Nottinghamshire who is blind has completed a challenge of running a mile every day, for 26 days.

Ted Hardstaff has raised thousands of pounds for a charity that provides touch books for visually impaired people.

Ted, who has been blind since the age of 2, set himself the challenge after being inspired by the efforts of Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS by walking laps of his garden.

Ted has had the help of mum Natalie and dad Richard who have taken it in turns to run with him using a tether on back lanes or a nearby field.

He initially set out to raise £2,600 but that figure was quickly exceeded. Now, Ted is approaching £17,000.

When asked what was going through his mind on his last run, Ted said he was just thinking, “well...let's get the speed up”.

His mum, Natalie said: “He’s always liked running, obviously being blind, it’s difficult for him and we’ve never used a tether before. So, we got it out and we’ve been learning as we go and we’ve been managing so far.”

Ted has raised the funds for Living Paintings, who provide free 'touch to see' books for visually impaired people.

• Read more about the start of Ted's journey

• Watch the moment Ted completed his final run for charity.