Boston 'hero' runner hopes he won't be 'villain' in Belfast race
After helping to carry a fellow runner over the line in Boston, Aaron Beggs knows he will be a focus of attention as he runs 26.2 miles around Belfast on Sunday.
Aaron Beggs helped carry a fellow runner over the line in Boston [Reuters] Boston Marathon "hero" Aaron Beggs has said he is hoping not to become a "villain" in the Belfast race. After helping to carry a fellow runner over the line in Boston last month, Beggs knows he will be a focus of attention as he runs 26. 2 miles around Belfast on Sunday.
If he spots anyone struggling near the finish line, the 40 year old from Bangor in Northern Ireland said he will feel obliged to help them. "I'll have to pick them up. I know if I run past anyone this weekend I'll be a villain.
One week hero, next week villain! " he said. Beggs can run a marathon in under three hours and he is hoping to do the same again on Sunday in Belfast [BBC] Since his and Robson De Oliveira's actions went viral on social media, Beggs has done more than 50 interviews with media outlets from across the world.
"It's been crazy. I have just been spreading the word that it's 'nice to be nice'," he told BBC News NI. Beggs can run a standard marathon (26.