Shore Capital Vice Chairman, Clive Black, has now ran the six half-marathons he promised since summer 2023 to raise money for the Integrated Education Fund (IEF) in Northern Ireland following the completion of the Causeway Coast Extreme half-marathon last weekend.

That run took 3H 05M and was undoubtedly the most knackering, following Belfast, Cork, Derry-Londonderry, Royal Hillsborough & Strabane-Lifford. He apologies for the gap between Hillsborough last autumn and the Causeway Coast but a bad Achilles slowed him down even more than his usual snail pace!

In Clive’s words, the IEF “believes that bringing the next generations of people together anywhere is more of a good thing than not. Having gone to school in Northern Ireland, I only really met ‘the other side’ when I went to Queen’s in Belfast, and you know what, they were more than all right.

People’s values, cultures, and ways of doing are to be respected, but maybe we can find better ways to centre on respect, balance, safety, and fun?

I see integrated schools in Northern Ireland as part of a gradual process to bring folks together in a beautiful part of these Isles. Helping to support these goals is the reason behind my ever-decelerating plodding.

I got a good look at the magnificent Causeway Coast last Saturday, gosh is it hilly, and I warmly appreciate all the support, so sorry it took me so long to complete the task; age is not kind for the injured!”

If you would like to support Clive, please donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ClivesRunning4IEF