A MAN from York is set to take on a walking challenge from North Yorkshire to Merseyside, which equates to covering seven marathons in seven days.

Steve Smith, from Clifton Moor in the city, will be walking from Scarborough to Liverpool, covering a distance of 191 miles over a seven-day period starting on May 23 - which will involve him passing through York on the third day.

The commercial director is aiming to raise money for Team Verrico, a cancer charity which he said is “close to his heart” after suffering from the disease himself in the past.

Steve, 56, said: “Team Verrico is a brilliant cancer charity that helps people who have been given terminal or life shortening cancer diagnosis.

“After having cancer myself many years ago, I just want to be able to give something back.

“My main goal on this is to get the message out about the charity.

“With one in two people in the UK born after 1960 likely to have had some form of cancer in their lifetime, that means it has, or will, affect a lot of us.”

This is not Steve’s first time exerting himself for charity, after he has taken on a ‘double wing-walk’, which involved him losing 50 pounds in weight, and a skydiving challenge to fundraise for great causes.

He also has other challenges planned for the future, including a 400ft bungee jump, taking on underground climbs and zip wires and tackling the UK National Three Peaks in 24 hours.

Steve has set himself a fundraising target of £2,500 - and has passed the half-way mark already.

To support Steve’s efforts, visit: https://bit.ly/3gtYHbo

More on Team Verrico can be found at: www.teamverrico.org