<p><strong><span style="color: #888888;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page</span></strong>.</p> <p><span class="style102"><strong><span style="font-family: X-Files; color: #cc6600; font-size: x-small;">The Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands) is one of the most grueling sporting events in the world - a six-day, 255km (155-mile) ultra<span lang="en-gb"> </span>marathon across the Sahara desert in southern Morocco in temperatures of up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit </span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;"><strong><span class="style63"><span class="style103"><br /></span></span></strong></span></p> <p><span lang="en-gb"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><span style="font-family: X-Files;"><strong><span class="style105"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Known as </span></span><span class="style107"><span style="font-size: medium;">the toughest footrace on the planet</span></span><span class="style105"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and apart from rationed drinking water there is no other water involved! So why is Mick doing it? He is more accustomed to COLD and WET challenges rather than Hot, Dry, sand</span></span></strong><span class="style105"><span style="font-size: x-small;">y<strong> ones??!</strong>......................................</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span lang="en-gb"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><span style="font-family: X-Files;"><span class="style105"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999;">The reason is to try and get much needed funds for MENCAP. <span class="style23">Mencap is the leading UK charity for people with a learning disability. Every day<span lang="en-gb"> </span>Mencap helps thousands of people with a learning disability, their families and carers. </span><span class="style23" lang="en-gb">Mencap</span></span><span class="style23"><span style="color: #999999;"> provide support services and campaign so that people with a learning disability have equal opportunities to live life the way they want.</span>&nbsp;</span> </span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p><span lang="en-gb"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><span style="font-family: X-Files;"><span class="style105">We hope you will chose to support Mick and MENCAP by donating.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span lang="en-gb"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><span style="font-family: X-Files;"><span class="style105">THANK YOU for all your help!</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span lang="en-gb"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><span style="font-family: X-Files;"></span></span></span><em>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.</em></p>