Mike's challenge is 'slightly crazy'

Mike's previous challenges include England's highest mountain in only flip-flops and Speedos

- By SOFIE JACKSON [e-mail]

A MAN who has tackled a series of insane challenges in a bid to cure motor neurone disease has revealed he will run the entire length of South America.

Mike Humphreys, from Hedon, will run between 10,000km and 12,000 km from the southern tip of Chile to the most northern point of Colombia.

The 38-year-old admits the feat is “slightly crazy”, but still something he is determined to take on. Originally, Mike was going to run the length of Chile, but didn’t think the challenge had enough “wow factor”.

Previously, he has run 30 marathons in 30 days in 30 different countries, which was a “world first”, and cycled 1,000 miles from Hull to Europe's highest ski resort. Mike is motivated by the loss of his friend, former Hull United AFC footballer Carl Giblin, to MND in 2017, and the current battle of friend Craig Eskrett who was diagnosed with the disease in 2023.