A MAN is halfway through his fundraising mission to support children and adults with disabilities in Dorset.

Lee Ward challenged himself to run 12 half marathons this year to raise money for charity Diverse Abilities.

So far, Lee has completed runs in Farnborough, Weymouth and Bristol, as well as a virtual half marathon and two runs in Southampton.

Lee has a special reason to be fundraising for Diverse Abilities, as his daughter Amelia has been supported by the Dorset-based charity since she was two years old.

Lee and AmeliaLee and Amelia (Image: Diverse Abilities)

He said: “My daughter Amelia has been so well supported for many years at Diverse Abilities. I wanted to really challenge myself to find a small way of ‘giving-back’ in terms of me supporting this amazing charity along with raising awareness for the fantastic work they do.

"By doing these runs throughout 2024 and wearing the t-shirt with pride, it has been, and continues to be, a huge physical challenge for me.

"I take motivation and inspiration to achieve this target for each and every one of the team at Diverse Abilities.

"In April 2023 I could not even run 5k, so I have made big personal progress and I’m now training on average 10k a day.”