Grant Westfield’s Calum Brown raises £2,447 for Action for M.E.

Calum Brown, production engineer at Grant Westfield, has raised £2,447 for Action for M.E. after completing the Edinburgh Marathon in under 3 hours. The 26.2-mile challenge saw Brown achieve a personal goal, finishing in 2 hours, 59 minutes and 52 seconds, just 8 seconds under his target.

Brown ran in support of Action for M.E. following his wife Ella’s diagnosis with myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) 2 years ago. A chronic, fluctuating condition, M.E. can cause debilitating fatigue, pain, sleep problems and cognitive difficulties, with severe cases leaving people bedbound.

A lifelong runner, Brown had previously attempted a marathon in 2021 but was inspired to take on the distance again in recent years. Keen to raise both funds and awareness, Brown also pledged to donate £1 for every mile he trained from the beginning of 2026, contributing £550 towards the total.

Calum Brown said: “It was an honour and a privilege to represent Action for M.E. That run was for all of the people living with M.E. out there.”