Gallery: Benali completes Garden Marathon challenge

By SFC Media time Sun 26 Apr Club
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, his wife Karen cheers him on, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, his wife Karen cheers him on, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, his wife Karen cheers him on, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, his wife Karen cheers him on, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, his wife Karen cheers him on, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Former Southampton FC player and current club ambassador Francis Benali, runs the distance of a marathon on a treadmill in his garden at his home, as part of the 2.6 challenge and to raise money for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Trust, on April 26, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images)

Club Ambassador Franny Benali took on and completed a heroic 26.2 miles in his garden on Sunday 26th April - the original date of the London Marathon - to raise critical funds for Saints Foundation and NHS Charities Together.

The total is continuing to rise, but has so far surpassed £13,000. If you'd like to support Franny's efforts, you can visit his Virgin Money Giving page here.

You can also get involved with the 2.6 challenge yourself, and set up your own fundraising page with Virgin Money Giving.

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