A HEARTBROKEN dad has set out on a journey to raise thousands following the death of his baby boy.

After losing their own child at 40 weeks, Gary Tuttle and wife Trinity learnt that 60 percent of still born infants are unexplained - leaving many parents without answers.

The Wokingham man has taken a mammoth Ultra marathon challenge in memory of his son Orion and to support ‘Tommy’s’ charity to research the reasons for stillbirths and miscarriages and provide support for families in their position.

Following a complication free pregnancy, Trinity visited the hospital with what she thought were Braxton Hick’s contractions and soon was told the devastating news that the doctors couldn’t find a heartbeat.

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Gary explained: “The pain is unbelievable, the questions are endless – how did this happen, what did we do wrong? You feel helpless and powerless."

The eight Ultra-Marathons, or an overall Grand Slam is set up by Centurian Running and involves four 100 mile routes and four 50 mile routes.

These will be completed over the next eight months.

Gary begun the challenge on April 9, where he ran his first eight and a half hours 50 mile journey on the Southbound way.

This started in Worthing and went around Eastbourne.

Some of Gary’s routes include 100 miles along the Thames path from Richmond to Oxford, the Autumn 100 which is an out and back starting at Streatley and Goring, and the northbound way which goes from Farnham to Ashford in Kent.

The final 50 miles will take place in Wendover Wood which will be a 10 mile loop of the course done five times.

Gary added: "As I have run a few marathons and 100-mile races before, I wanted to find a challenge that would warrant people sponsoring me, so I looked for a series of events that would really challenge me.

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“Centurion Running put on a series of 50-mile and 100-mile events and some people choose to do either what is known as the Grand Slam of either 50-mile or 100-mile runs.

“An even smaller number choose to do both in the one year, which is known as a Double Grand Slam – and this is what I’m taking on in memory of Orion.”