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| Man runs down 'Every Street' in Leicester | Man runs down 'Every Street' in Leicester |
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| An accountant has completed a three-year challenge to run down every street in Leicester. | An accountant has completed a three-year challenge to run down every street in Leicester. |
| Duncan Clarke finished the 735-mile mission at the aptly named Every Street in the city centre at about 11:30 GMT. | Duncan Clarke finished the 735-mile mission at the aptly named Every Street in the city centre at about 11:30 GMT. |
| The idea was sparked by memories of his grandfather Barri Clarke joking that he had "walked down Every Street in Leicester". | The idea was sparked by memories of his grandfather Barri Clarke joking that he had "walked down Every Street in Leicester". |
| "When I was a kid I wondered if he actually had walked every street," said Mr Clarke. | "When I was a kid I wondered if he actually had walked every street," said Mr Clarke. |
| His grandfather made the joke when Mr Clarke, now 37, was aged seven. | His grandfather made the joke when Mr Clarke, now 37, was aged seven. |
| "Then three years ago when I was in Leicester I remembered his joke and I started the run the next week," he said. | "Then three years ago when I was in Leicester I remembered his joke and I started the run the next week," he said. |
| He set off from Helmdon Road on 27 February and has completed more than 80 runs, producing a map by logging them on a GPS tracking device. | |
| Strange looks | Strange looks |
| He has spent the last two months running along the many new streets which have been created since he started his run. | He has spent the last two months running along the many new streets which have been created since he started his run. |
| He said he has received a few strange looks - especially when running up dead ends then straight out again. | He said he has received a few strange looks - especially when running up dead ends then straight out again. |
| "Dead ends are the worst because you've got to do double to get the street done," he said. | "Dead ends are the worst because you've got to do double to get the street done," he said. |
| "I did run past a bright kid in Astill Drive near the Red Hill Roundabout who guessed what I was doing. | "I did run past a bright kid in Astill Drive near the Red Hill Roundabout who guessed what I was doing. |
| "I heard him tell his mates that I was running on every street - little did he know how right he was." | "I heard him tell his mates that I was running on every street - little did he know how right he was." |
| He hopes to raise £1,000 for Leicestershire Cares, a charity associated with his employer, CS Ellis. | He hopes to raise £1,000 for Leicestershire Cares, a charity associated with his employer, CS Ellis. |
| The running has also helped him train for marathons. | The running has also helped him train for marathons. |
| Mr Clarke, who grew up in Evington, added: "It's nice to go down my old childhood streets and places I've lived all my life but it was as much about seeing the ones I didn't know as the ones I did." | Mr Clarke, who grew up in Evington, added: "It's nice to go down my old childhood streets and places I've lived all my life but it was as much about seeing the ones I didn't know as the ones I did." |