Co Down boy, 11, with autism running socially-distant marathon over a week for charity

Daniel Shiels’s parents said they wanted to show that children with autism ‘can excel in different areas’.

An “inspiring” 11-year-old boy from Co Down who has autism is running a socially-distant marathon over the course of a week to raise money for charity during the coronavirus lockdown.

Daniel Shiels, from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, has severe autism and learning difficulties and has already run 20.6 miles in the past four days.