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| |  Miles Cudmore
Release Date: 28 November 2008
Miles Cudmore is taking on a thermometer busting challenge in December, running sweltering hot and ice cold marathons one week apart as he aims to raise £15,000 for Leukaemia Research in memory of his father.
42-year-old Miles is taking on the Santiago de Chile marathon then just a week after he will attempt the Antarctic Ice marathon on 12 December! Miles will endure extreme heat in Chile, with temperatures as hot at 30 C before running in temperatures as low as –20 C in the Antarctic.
In Antarctica, Miles will have to take care to avoid frostbite on fingers, toes, ears, cheeks and nose. Running on ice can be also be very tricky, special trail running shoes with added grips are recommended together with woollen socks and neoprene to cover toes.
 His father, Mike, passed away on 9 October after contracting leukaemia earlier in the year. They enjoyed the final seven months together with numerous family trips including a memorable balloon ride to celebrate Mike’s birthday.
A technical director working for BP, Miles is running the Antarctic marathon as the final leg of a marathon Grand Slam. The Grand Slam involves completing a marathon on every continent plus the North Pole, a feat which has only been completed by 29 people. So far, Miles has run the New Hampshire marathon (USA, September 06), North Pole Marathon (April 07), Himalayan Mountain Kingdom Marathon (Bhutan, November 07), the 50-mile Thames Path ultra (UK, January 08), the Sahara marathon in the Saharawi refugee camps (Algeria, February 08) and most recently a marathon in Sydney, Australia (October 08).
Miles said: ““Leukaemia is a blood cancer which affects both young and old. It is tough to cure and many of us know of families who have been impacted by it. Leukaemia Research supports fundamental work into finding better treatments and cures for blood cancer. It’ll be a tough challenge but leukaemia is also a tough disease.”
The Antarctic Ice Marathon is the most southerly marathon in the world and is held at 80 degrees south on the Antarctic mainland at the foot of the Ellsworth Mountains at an altitude of 3,000 ft.
To sponsor Miles, visit his website: www.justgiving.com/miles_antarctic.
All funds raised go to Leukaemia Research and no deductions are made for the cost of the trip. BP are kindly providing additional donations to Leukaemia Research for this event under their matched giving scheme for employees.
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