Former footballer Ashley Cain is carrying out an ‘ultraman’ challenge to raise money for a cancer charity, after his baby daughter died from leukaemia at just eight months old.
The 33-year-old, previously a winger for clubs including Coventry City and Mansfield Town, completed his 34th marathon in 34 days on Tuesday.
Cain is crossing Britain three times from top to bottom – once running, once cycling, and once kayaking – over the course of three months.
If he completes his challenge, he will be a world record holder for the feat. This is thought to be the first time it has been attempted.
The challenge hasn’t only been physically difficult for Cain. He started running on the anniversary of his daughter’s death, which he said was “tough”.
“[I] ran through the anniversary of us laying her to rest as well,” he told Sky News from John O’Groats, where he finished the first leg of his feat.
“Childhood cancer is the number one killer of our children. It is the illness that took my daughter’s life,” said Cain.
“With this challenge, hopefully we can raise a lot more awareness, a lot more funding and enable a brighter future for these children.”
Cancer charities say childhood cancer receives less than 3% of all cancer funding in the UK.
During her lifetime, Azaylia’s parents raised more than £1.5m to try and save her life, with mother Safiyya Vorajee campaigning to get her treatment in Singapore.
When she died, they set up the Azaylia Foundation to raise money for children fighting cancer and their families.
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