Shaun McEntee has set off on a 100-mile run from Kidderminster to Anfield, with the five-day challenge aimed at raising £5,000 for Meningitis Now. The run was shaped by the death of family friend Aaron Mills, and McEntee wants it to push awareness of meningitis B among young people. He said: "I'll get through one way or another."
The route and the message
McEntee started at Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough Stadium and will finish at Anfield on Sunday. Along the way he is due to stop at the University of Wolverhampton, Harper Adams University in Shropshire, Reaseheath College & University Centre in Nantwich and the University of Chester.
The route is part of the point. McEntee said: "I hope to raise as much awareness as possible to the most vulnerable people." He also added: "The biggest message is that there is a vaccine available and that meningitis B is different to meningitis A, C, Y, W."
Why Anfield is the destination
Aaron Mills, a Liverpool fan, died from meningitis in January in Kidderminster during a break from his studies at Liverpool John Moores University. McEntee has linked the challenge to university students, saying: "University students are among the most at risk group and, obviously, Aaron was a university student."
Hazel McEntee said: "He's just incredible, I don't know what to say, I feel quite emotional at the moment...I can't even describe how proud I already am."
Liverpool finished 5th in the 2025 Premier League table, collected 60 points from 38 league matches and had a goal difference of 10. That gives the run's destination a football backdrop, even if the real focus stays on the fundraising target and the message around meningitis B.
McEntee's challenge runs through to Sunday, when he is due to arrive at Anfield after five days on the road.
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