Inspired trio to go the extra mile for charity at Malta Marathon

National Double and Triple Ironman record holder Fabio Spiteri together with John Vella and Juliya Azzopardi Mazur will be running both the half and full marathon at one go on Sunday morning at the 2020 GiG Malta Marathon. They will be running a total of 64km on the day to raise funds for local disability foundation Inspire.

Leader of the pack, Spiteri told Times of Malta that even though his training sessions are usually this kind of distance, the charitable aspect is something he always tries to amalgamate into his running sessions.

“This time I decided to do this for Inspire because I’ve been there and I know how much funds they require so for this 64km, we will try to raise as much as we can,” Spiteri said.

“My health is something I never take for granted because I fall in a category of people who are lucky to be independent, with the ability to train and run for long hours. So, because of this, I try to do things to help those are less fortunate. There are people who have been in a wheelchair for their entire life so at least I can raise money to help them out.”

Speaking on behalf of Inspire, Therese Bonnici explained that even though the Maltese government “recognises the...