Darren Lewin, 46, is competing in the Sydney marathon to raise money for Manx Wildlife Trust. He moved to the Isle of Man in January 2023 after spending 3 years in Gurnesy  between 2000-2003 and something loving Island life.

Darren said ' [What] I love most about island life is the community spirit that exists on islands and supporting great causes like Manx wildlife trust is something that is very important to me. I think the work that Manx wildlife trust has done since 2 ladies wrote to the examiner in 1973 with the idea of setting up the charity is awesome and I love what the staff and volunteers do for the charity.'

Over the last 20 years Darren has done a number of fundraisers for a range of charities including cycling from lands end to John o groats solo in 13 days and running marathons including London, Chicago, Barcelona, las Vegas and Manchester.

His next challenge is to run the Sydney marathon for 3 charities, Manx Wildlife Trust a Sydney based Ugandan charity, Love Mercy Foundation, and Isle Listen.

Darren is hoping to raise £5026 for MWT symbolising   50 years of MWT and running 26 miles in the marathon.