A Scottish doctor is planning to set a world record by running 3,000 miles from John O’Groats to North Africa in 85 days.
The ultra-marathon feat will begin on November 8 and take Andy Murray through Scotland, England, France and Spain before he reaches his destination of Merzouga in Morocco on January 27.
The gruelling charity challenge will see the Aberdeen GP complete about 35 miles every day for nearly three months without a rest day.
Last year Japan’s Akinori Kusuda, who was 65 at the time, ran the 26.2-mile marathon distance for 52 days in a row to claim the Guinness World Record for the most marathon runs on consecutive days.
But if Andy achieves his goal the world record will be his – with both the number of days and the distance run each day being bettered.
Andy said: “It would be amazing to be the benchmark for marathon running. I’m not at that stage yet though so I need to keep focused on getting the job done.”
To get in shape for the Scotland-to-Sahara adventure he plans to run 100 miles every week until he sets off.
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