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The Cyprus International 4 Day Challenge is taking place from 25 November 2010 in Paphos, Cyprus.  I'm quite lucky - I currently live in Cyprus, about 2 hours away from the event location, in Nicosia.

The following text is from my website: www.cypruschallengerunner.com:

Anyone who knows me will probably be laughing to themselves when they hear my name and 'The Cyprus International 4 Day Challenge' uttered in the same sentence.The truth of it all, is that I have NEEDED to do something like this for a while.

I was initially inspired to complete some kind of endurance challenge after watching Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman riding round the world on their motorbikes in the Long Way Round and Long Way Down - and then equally so, when Charlie Boorman decided to take on the Dakar rally in 2006 (subsequently documenting the event in Race to Dakar).

The challenge consists of four consecutive days of running races - 6km, 11km, a half marathon, then a 10km race on day four. I'm pretty sure there will be plenty of people intending to race through them all as fast as they can, but I am looking simply to complete each one!So why would people be laughing at me, then?  Well, I'm not exactly built for endurance running - with my flat, wide feet!  However, life is getting on and I want to make my mark on things; the creation of the website affirms my dedication to the event.

I'm not doing this just for me, though - I intend to raise as much money for charity as I can (so now I am to be doubly-held responsible!)  I hope you will contribute as much as you can, whether it is £1 or £1000, everything will help.  I have decided to donate all funds raised to UNICEF, for a couple of reasons: firstly, I am currently employed in a multi-national environment, so collecting for British-based charities might seem, to some, as a bias thing to do; and secondly, UNICEF is a charity that I truly believe in.

As well as information on each of the four events, I have added a blog to this site, which will contain not only information on how my training is coming along, but will be a diary of segments of my life. You can also see some photographs and watch some videos about training and my life in general.

So here's to the Cyprus International 4 Day Challenge, taking place in Paphos, Republic of Cyprus, from 25 to 28 November 2010!

All the best,

Richard Hubbuck

THANK-YOUs...............

22 Nov 10: £1000.85 raised so far! Thanks to Gary, Fiona and Haydn Brown for the recent donations!

Updated on Oct 20th 2010 at 8:00 PM from the JustGiving API

Thanks ever so much to the clan at Highgate School PTA for donating a total of 72 Euros tonight!

5 Oct 10: Many thanks to my mother-in-law, Doris, for baking and selling cakes to her work mates, raising £71.35!  Only have to raise £355 to reach my £1000 target! Yee haa!

5 Oct 10: Thanks to Sharon Carruthers for her donation!

Updated on May 10th 2010 at 7:46 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Thanks to Alan L, Gary S, Claire A and Marcus, Renate and Melina!!! Don't forget to visit www.cypruschallengerunner.com!!!

Updated on May 3rd 2010 at 1:42 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Thanks go out to my wonderful mother-in-law for her sponsorship!

Updated on May 2nd 2010 at 4:22 PM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Many, many thanks to all who have donated!!! 30 per cent of the way there!!!

Updated on Apr 24th 2010 at 5:48 AM using the JustGiving iPhone app

Wow! My first tenner! Thank you, my wonderful wife!!!