Danny Mills had football career ended at 32 but is now running two marathons in 5 weeks
dailystar.co.ukLeeds and Manchester City, among others, during an impressive career. He was England's first-choice right back at the 2002 World Cup and played every minute of the Three Lions' five matches.Though injuries got the better of Mills and he retired from all football in 2009.
But rather than wallow in the pity of what could have been, Mills hit the tarmac. READ MORE: 10 most extreme marathons in the world – from Mount Everest to the Polar Circle And despite the knee issues, he has completed three marathons and will add another two to his CV in the coming weeks.First up, Mills, now 45, will be running the TCS London Marathon for the Bobby Moore Fund on October 2.
He will then make the trip across the Atlantic to pound the New York pavements for another 26.2 miles just five weeks later on November 6. "I always wanted to do a marathon but once football ended with my bad knees, I never thought it would be possible," Mills, supplied by Halls and Halls, told Daily Star Sport . Are you running this year's TCS London Marathon?
Let us know in the comments section below "First one I did was for Jane Tomlinson Appeal, the York Marathon, then I got asked in 2016 by the Bobby Moore Fund if I would run the London Marathon for Bobby Moore, raise money and awareness."They gave me the 1966 number, I ran it in the red kit, it was 50 years since Bobby lifted the World Cup trophy.
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