A Manchester City football coach is to tackle two epic charity challenges in a matter of months as part of the club's drive to help youngsters with mental health issues.
Jamie Carr, 30, who coaches the under-14s at the Blues' Academy, will this weekend begin the Marathon des Sables, a six-day, 155-mile ultra-marathon through the Sahara desert.
Then, later this year, he will row 2,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean in just a seven-metre rowing boat. "That's the one that blows everyone's minds," he said. "More people have been to space than rowed an ocean solo." Jamie is believed to be the first person to ever do both challenges in the same year.
