Football fan in 250-mile stadium run challenge.

A football fan has begun a 250-mile (402km) run between all 12 Scottish Premiership club grounds in memory of his father, who died after suffering a brain tumour.

Archie Whitfield, 23, of Thirsk, North Yorkshire, set off from Aberdeen FC’s Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday.

In April, as part of his bid to raise £100,000 for The Brain Charity, Mr Whitfield ran 835 miles (1,344 kilometres) in 25 days, visiting each of the 20 English Premier League stadiums.

Mr Whitfield, who hopes to complete the challenge in Kilmarnock, said his father would have thought he was “a bit bonkers” but proud.

Mr Whitfield stated that he hoped to complete the challenge by the end of the week, and with nine more grounds to go, he has already raised over £23,000 for charity.

“My dad Dave was a massive part of my life,” said the actor. “I wanted to do something in his memory, because he was the sort of man who always tried to do something to make life for the people around him better, to make his community better.”

He continued, “Dad was a huge football fan, so it’s fitting that I’m running between stadiums.

“He would have loved that it was football-related. “He’d be proud.” Mr Whitfield said he was looking forward to seeing big stadiums “like Ibrox and Celtic” and hoped to “get to see a few matches along the way”.

“He would have loved the fact it was football related. He’d be proud.”

Mr Whitfield said he was excited about seeing the big stadiums “like Ibrox and Celtic” and even hoped to “get to see a few matches along the way”.

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