Michael Jacobs is completing a virtual trek from London to Rome
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A Hampstead Garden Suburb resident who is shielding has raised more than £9,000 on a charity walk.
Michael Jacobs, 72, is setting out to complete 12,250 laps of a secluded field behind his home, covering 1,143 miles.
Having embarked on the virtual trek from London to Rome on April 1, the pensioner has already completed 1,188 laps – a total of 108 miles.
The former tax lawyer has been shielding at home since March 2020 with primary immunodeficiency disorder.
His marathon walk is raising money for Nepal children’s charity Kidasha, of which Michael is a former chairman and trustee.
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