In memory of his father, Birmingham-based Daniel Robinson set himself a challenge: to run 1002 miles around the UK during August 2010 - that’s more than 38 full length marathons.

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Mark Cage, 39, was one of many runners who answered “yes” to a question posted on a running website: Could we get a group of runners to run a relay around the coast of Britain? The baton’s journey started in Blackpool, in May 2010. The runner’s have a dedicated website, at www. coastersgb.co.uk and, everyone’s welcome to join the run He’s based in East Sussex and runs on the South Downs…

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This month’s music loving runner is… Jasmine Harman

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Caroline is a personal trainer, yoga and pilates teacher, with eight fitness DVDs to her name, including Perfect Fit, which she made with ex-soap star, and daytime TV favourite, Claire Sweeney. She’s also a writer and says she runs because: “I love nature,” but, she adds, “I am no speedy-gonzales!”

You can find out more about Caroline and her work at www.carolinesandry.com

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Former Navy diver, Julian Crabtree, hails from South Africa, and is a London based sports journalist. He was the third person ever, to compete the Serum Run on foot – a 1100 mile run across the Alaskan wilderness. He’s also the third person to do the Enduroman Arch to Arc in a time of 87 hours and 36 minutes, one of the world’s ultimate endurance challenges - a 289 mile triathlon from Marble Arch, London to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris that has only ever been completed six times as a solo event. In 2009 Julian became the first person to swim all the waves of the Great Swim series - a total of 43 miles.

Find out more about Julian at www.juliancrabtree.com

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