Maintel's Sales and Marketing Director Angus McCaffery will experience an early summer heatwave in April when he runs the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert, billed as the 'toughest footrace on earth'.
McCaffery aims to clock-up 150 miles in six days in aid of two charities - Prostate Cancer UK and the Stroke Association.
"I'm running in memory of John Bassett my father-in-law who died in 2013," he said. "Having never asked for sponsorship before, and with my assurances I won't be asking again, I thought I'd go large with my chosen challenge."
The event is a self-supporting 'ultra marathon' and will see McCaffery endure up to 50-degrees heat and sand storms. "Two weeks later, all being well, I plan on running the London Marathon to top it off," he stated. "The training is intense. I've completed eight marathons and ultra-marathons in the last nine months, and I have been running up to 70 miles every week.
"Barring an injury I hope to be as prepared as I can be by the time I go, and assuming I finish the Marathon des Sables and can still walk, the London Marathon should be a formality."
McCaffery's progress can be followed via his blog and the @maintel twitter account where regular updates on the race will be posted.
To find out more, in McCaffery's own words, view his pre race video here