GETTING started early to avoid the day’s heat, Ben Welch ran through Swan Hill on Wednesday morning for his third day on the road from Mildura to Echuca.

Mr Welch had run over 200km from Mildura and left Tooleybuc by 3am to reach Swan Hill before 10am, with the goal of reaching Lake Charm by the end of the day.

A motorist reached out of his car with a cash donation and called words of support ...