Blind Briton to run seven marathons on seven continents

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LONDON (AFP) — A blind British man is to run seven marathons on seven continents in the space of seven days next month to raise money for guide dogs, he said on Tuesday.

Dave Heeley, 50, will start his extraordinary challenge on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic at one minute past midnight on April 7 before flying to the Chilean capital Santiago for the second stage the same day.

Accompanied by his running guide Malcolm "Mad Mac" Carr, Heeley will then run marathons in Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai and Tunis before finishing his odyssey in the London Marathon on April 13.

"I know we're going to be exhausted by the end, but I'm determined to run through the London Marathon because that medal will be a little bit special this year," Heeley, who has...