On 7th January 2006 Steve stood at the finishing line of the Inaugural Antarctic Ice Marathon having run the distance in a time of 6 hours 41 minutes. He ran on ice and snow in temperatures of -20 degrees with 50mph winds. In completing this event Steve became the 9th person ever to run a marathon inside the Antarctic Circle.

This was not Steve’s first marathon but his fourth. The last one he ran was the London Marathon in 1987, in a time of 3 hours and 18 minutes. A horse riding accident in which he fractured his pelvis brought a (very long) temporary end to his marathon running.

Steve used this event to raise money for Cancer Research UK, a charity which he has supported for 19 years both independently and through the South Fylde Friends. Due to the generosity of a large number of his friends and patients Steve raised £29,000 in sponsorship through his Antarctic Marathon.

Steve’s other interests are golf and horse riding – neither of which he was able to indulge in Antarctica.

In his spare time Steve is a full time General Medical Practitioner in Blackpool, where he has worked for 25 years.

He is looking forward to the further challenge of this expedition to the Arctic Circle and of again supporting Cancer Research UK.

Steve is married to Cherith and they have 3 children, who have given up trying to work out what his next challenge will be and have reconciled themselves to his escapades.