Dan Day is taking part in the Polar Circle Marathon in memory of Sussex lifeguard Alex Bryant.
A Sussex man is running across the Arctic in memory of a childhood friend who died earlier this year.Dan Day will take part in the Polar Circle Marathon in Greenland, on Saturday, to raise funds for stem cell transplant charity Anthony Nolan.
Mr Bryant went through three stem cell transplants, including two from unrelated donors, after his diagnosis in 2017. The transplants prolonged his life, but he died this year. "If I can do something that can make even the smallest change to someone's life, then it's worth it."Mr Day, who also completed a 21km obstacle race, the Spartan Beast, in memory of his friend earlier in October, said: "He always held me accountable, always questioned why I didn't take care of myself, always pushed me to strive for more.
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