Toby Hamilton, of MTM Property, on why he’s running two marathons in one week

“In 1979, as a 16-year-old lad, I ran the London Marathon in 3hrs 39 minutes. Officially you have to be 18 years old, so my ‘claim to fame’ is that potentially I am the youngest person ever to have run the London Marathon!

“This year is the 25th anniversary of that, and I will be running the Brighton and London Marathon this April to raise funds for two very special children’s charities, Rockinghorse and Great Ormond Street.

“My inspiration to do this is my eight-year-old daughter, Mia, who was born with a rare hand condition known as ‘Symbrachydactyly’. She, along with hundreds of other children, has been the beneficiary of both of these charities’ amazing work. 

“I have run hundreds of miles in training over the past year in order to hopefully complete both marathons in sub four hours each. I have also completed four official half-marathons including Brighton Half Marathon beating my personal best by five minutes to finish in one hour, 42 minutes. 

“I first came to Brighton to study Business Studies at Brighton University in 1992. In my final year there I bought my first student house with a friend with our student loans. Over time I have bought further properties and almost 10 years ago I set up MTM Property Services. MTM today is the market leader in the private student accommodation sector and has a portfolio of almost 500 properties throughout Brighton and Hove.

“By taking part in these two marathons in April, I am determined to raise a minimum of £3,000 for both Rockinghorse and Great Ormond Street.”
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