Dunfermline man Craig Whyte ran from the Wallace Monument in Stirling to Dunfermline Abbey on Saturday to raise over £2,000 for charity.

Craig (22), of Woodmill Drive, completed the 30-mile challenge to raise money for Kidney Research UK after his dad, Bruce Whyte, was diagnosed with kidney failure.

Craig went through three months of intense training to be in the best shape possible for the gruelling run, which he completed in under six hours.

He told the Press: "I was pleased with my time - as long as I finished I would be happy. I would definitely do it again and I'm thinking about entering the London Marathon next year as it's on my bucket list. It might be fun to go on a long cycle as that would be another challenge. For now though I'm taking the rest of the year off to recover."

"My friends have been amazing since I set out to complete this challenge. It was a great push for me to have so many of them cheering me on throughout the run. A mate from work cycled alongside me for a spell too which helped a lot. Car drivers were tooting their horn as well for encouragement which kept me going."

His father, Bruce, was delighted with his son's efforts, he said: "I'm extremely proud of him. It's easy to say you're going to do something, but for Craig to come up with the idea himself and devote his time to train for the challenge, he was just brilliant. He would come in from work and either go for a five mile run or workout at the gym to get in the best shape possible."

"He's a lot fitter now than he was at the beginning. He researched methods online for getting into great physical condition and finding out what sort of dietary requirements would help during training. He also stopped drinking at the weekends, he's given up smoking and he's lost just under two stone in weight. I couldn't be prouder."

"I think he took inspiration from his older brother Michael raising money for charity as well. He raised hundreds of pounds for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland by abseiling off the Forth Bridge in June. It does put pressure on his sister now!"

"It's a great cause to raise money for. It gives researchers funding to provide treatment to patients and research new ways of preventing kidney disease."

Donations can still be made online at www.justgiving.co.uk/30run.