Via Starwars.com:

NOT ALL STORMTROOPERS ARE BAD GUYS. IN A SPECIAL GLOBAL RUNNING DAY FEATURE, STARWARS.COM TALKS TO THE RUNNING STORMTROOPER ABOUT HIS LATEST FUNDRAISING RACES.

2016 was a big year for the running stormtrooper, a.k.a. Royal Air Force officer Jez Allinson. Not only did he run the London Marathon on May 24, 2016, raising £5,355.92 for Make-A-Wish Foundation UK and their Make a Star Wars Wish initiative, but he also put himself on the radar of Star Wars fandom in the UK and abroad.

It was a superb effort, which StarWars.com featured, but for Jez that was far from the end of the story. Spurred on by the great reaction to his London Marathon run and going over 200% beyond his target of £2,000, he made plans to not only match but exceed his 2016 efforts. Jez would compete in three separate runs — and StarWars.com spoke to Jez about his mission, just in time for today’s celebration of Global Running Day.

Part one of his mission took him across the Atlantic to Orlando and Star Wars Celebration, where he raised money by running on a treadmill.

StarWars.com: You did a magnificent job last year of raising money and awareness. So what inspired you to do it all again in 2017?

Jez Allinson: It was a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of Make-A-Wish and the Make-A Star Wars Wish project. I’m extremely grateful to Lucasfilm for taking a chance on me and allowing me this opportunity.

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