<p>Hello. My name is Teddy Keen. I am attempting to race in Finland&rsquo;s&nbsp;Kuopio 200km Ice marathon&nbsp;in February 2011. You can follow all my strange adventures at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.teddyonice.com" target="_blank">www.teddyonice.com</a></p> <p>Why, you ask, are you doing this?&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Good point. To keep it brisk, I have wanted to do this race since I first heard about it 4 years ago. The idea of skating around a frozen lake in the heart of Finland sounded fun. No I am not a failed figure skater. But I did go to ice skating discos when I was child. Secondly, and more importantly, I have been meaning to do something for&nbsp;<a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.gosh.org/donate/" target="_blank">Great Ormond Street children&rsquo;s hospital</a>&nbsp;for many years to say thank you for looking after my brother Angus who has Aperts syndrome. This is also a good opportunity to bring attention to the charity<a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; text-decoration: underline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.headlines.org.uk/index.htm" target="_blank">Headlines</a>&nbsp;who, although not a biggie, make a big difference.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>