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The team鈥檚 tour to Pula in Croatia was cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak, but they decided to go there anyway. With their running trainers on, the football team is running the distance from Bedfordshire to Croatia to raise money for .

38 members of the Football Team鈥檚 past and present players have joined in the efforts and are clocking up the collective miles. The runners include the current committee members, President Lewis Burgess, Vice President Cory McDade, team captains Kyle Jay, Dom Palmieri and Matt Wheatley, Social Secretary Harry Poole and Treasurer Tom Davies.

Team members are adding to the total running distance from their homes in all corners of the UK 鈥� from Cornwall and Hertford, Milton Keynes and Essex 鈥� plus, a core group in Bedford who are running around Priory Park, the embankment and Bedford park.

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Cory McDade, Vice President and current Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy MA student, said: 鈥淎 few of the players have family working in the NHS and know first-hand the excellent work they are doing.

鈥淎s a committee we thought it would be a great idea try and raise some money, even if it was just 拢250 (our initial target). But in the first four days, we travelled 534 miles and raised 拢2,600 for the NHS.

鈥淓ach day we continue to be astounded by people鈥檚 generosity to donate despite what we鈥檙e all going through at the moment.鈥�

Andrew Mitchell, Head of School for Sport Science and Physical Activity, said of the team鈥檚 efforts: 鈥淭he 天美传媒 Men鈥檚 Football team is setting a great example with this fundraising event.

鈥淭hey have turned the disappointment of not being able to go on tour, in these unprecedented times, into a positive project in support of the NHS.

鈥淭hey are a great group of students and I am very proud of their efforts.鈥�

Each day, the team monitor every run and take the completed distance off the overall goal. The team are aiming to complete the 2,302 miles by mid-May. 听听

Follow their journey on the Instagram account .

Donate to the 天美传媒鈥檚 Football Club fundraising efforts on their Just Giving page: