A Scots runner is set to undertake more than a marathon a day over the course of one week after losing one of his best friends to cancer.
Chris Greco, 37, told Edinburgh Live he had been left devastated by the death of pal Adam Cheetham in 2009.
Adam, who was only 27 years old, was well known in the East Lothian community of Dunbar where he worked as a postie, played for a semi-professional football team and was friends with a huge number of people in the community.
Chris said Adam had suffered from skin cancer on his arm when he was younger and had previously been given the all clear.
But after complaining he "just wasn't feeling right" tests showed Adam's cancer had returned and had spread to his brain and other vital organs.
Chris said: "He'd had cancer previously and got the all clear and then over a summer I remember he was saying he wasn't feeling well and went to the doctors.
"They told him it had come back and spread to his brain and his spine, and it was a very quick downhill spiral from there and he passed away in the December [of 2009].
"He was so popular in the community, he worked as a postie and was a very good footballer, it was really rough.
"He was such an amazing and good guy, he was always so fun and cheeky.
"One of my main memories of us all is back in the day on a Saturday after cricket we'd all go back to his house and play [PlayStation karaoke game] Singstar, it was hilarious."
In a touching tribute to Adam on what would have been his 40th birthday, Chris explained he will now be running over 260 miles to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Adam, who played for Dunbar United for a decade, originally hails from Oldham in Greater Manchester, 260 miles from his eventual home.
Chris will run the full distance between the two towns between June 13 and June 19, marking his best mate's birthday on the 20th.
On average, he will have to cover 36.7 miles per day - equivalent to 1.4 marathons at a time - to make it back home for June 20.
Chris has been training extensively for the huge distance and has already secured more than £2,000 of donations to Macmillan from the Dunbar community.
He added: "It's something that's been in the back of my mind for a while, he'd have been 40 on June 20 and I don't think I'll be able to run 259 miles for much longer.
"I've done marathons before and I do enjoy running but this is a bit more mad than that. It's been brilliant to see so many folk sponsor me, there's so many people that liked Adam."
- You can donate to the fundraiser here.
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