<p><strong>Update on 3 February 2011:</strong> I ran this race for mesothelioma after colleague and friend Steve Lee was diagnosed with the disease. Steve died on 30 January. He will be greatly missed, and long remembered.</p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;">And some news just in (3 Oct 2010) ... job done, pasty consumed.</span> I wasn't last and I finished day 3 before sunset (just). Torrential rain during and overnight before the event made for gruelling conditions.</p> <p>I'm taking on the Atlantic Coast Challenge on 1-3 October 2010. Billed as one of the toughest endurance events in the UK, this is a race on foot from Padstow to Land's End in Cornwall (check out the video, with the photos). More than a marathon a day for three consecutive days, along the coastal and clifftop path. Outstanding natural beauty, majestic and rugged, wild and windy ... but enough about me ...</p> <p>In return, I hope that you will sponsor me for the June Hancock Mesothelioma Fund. Mesothelioma is lung cancer caused by asbestos&nbsp;and has struck a good friend by the name of Steve Lee. It is terminal and there is no cure ... yet.</p> <p>JustGiving is an easy way to donate and you won't get spam. The money goes direct to the June Hancock Fund and the gift aid is added automatically.</p> <p>My reward for this is a pasty. And to hurt in new and interesting ways. Yours, for donating, is the warm fuzzy feeling inside that comes from doing A Good Thing.</p> <p>Go on ... pull out that plastic and hit it!</p>