I will be taking part in 15 fitness challenges throughout 2026 in memory of Ethan King and to raise money for the Ethan King Fund which supports the Bone Cancer Research Trust.

So Far, I have completed the following. 11 more to go 🙌

1 Hyrox Manchester

2 Hyrox London

3 Deadly Dozen Leicester

4 Hyrox Berlin

5 Ultra Challenge Peak District 100km in 24 hours

6 Athx - 22nd August

7 50km Erg Ultra - 26th of September

8 Royal Parks Half Marathon - 11th Oct

9 Hyrox Birmingham with 10kg weighted vest - 29th Oct

10 Kibworth to Hemel - 7th/8th Nov

11 Battle for Middleground 11th of Nov

12 Hyrox - Singles Manchester - 26th of January

Ethan sadly passed away on the 13th March 2025, just 20 days away from his 16th Birthday.

Thank you for supporting this really important charity. Whilst completing these events throughout 2026 will be a great challenge for me and those joining me, it cannot compare to the challenges Ethan went through over the 7 years he battled Cancer.

Thank you for your support. Steve

Ethan’s Story from Jim & Clara:

Ethan was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma in the summer of 2018 aged 9. Since then he faced, with such bravery and strength, endless chemotherapy, radiotherapy and several operations. During this time, school, friends and playtime was replaced with hospital beds and medical appointments. Finally, after a brutal year of treatment and an operation which removed multiple ribs, part of his lung and diaphragm, Ethan was in remission for over 2 years. However, sadly Ethan's cancer returned not long after the world was returning to normal following COVID, therefore much of the time when he was in remission, was spent in lockdown.

Following his relapse, over the next three and a half years he again faced gruelling treatments, months in hospital and operations including open heart surgery. He took on the challenge, never complaining, always remaining positive and enjoying and living life to it's fullest before he left us on March 13th, 2025.

Ethan loved running before cancer stopped him and was a regular parkrunner (running over 70 Parkruns mostly at the tough Gadebridge cross country course). Even in remission he ran a couple of times a week with me when he was well enough but eventually the cancer took away his joy of running.

Ewings Sarcoma is a rare type of Bone Cancer which mainly affects young people. There is little government funding into research for this type of cancer which means treatments have barely advanced in decades. I want to raise as much as I can so that we can fund more research and find improved treatments so that anyone who has to fight this horrendous disease has a better chance of a positive outcome unlike Ethan and others before him.

The Bone Cancer Research Trust is the only charity dedicated to this disease, it is a small but national charity based in Leeds, UK. They fund ground-breaking research, life-saving awareness initiatives and provide dedicated and trustworthy information and support to patients and all their loved ones... All without any government funding. They rely 100% on people like you supporting their work through donations.