Andy Murray (a different Andy Murray!), who recently completed his GP training year with us in Hawick, is about to undertake the challenge of his life so far … running from the snow in Scotland to the sand dunes of the Moroccan Sahara and covering 2650 miles, the equivalent of 100 marathons, in 85 days with no days off. He starts in November and, if he is successful (and those who know him don't doubt that he will be), he will earn himself a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Not exactly a slouch to date (he recently shattered the record for running the length of Hadrian's Wall by finishing the 84-mile stretch in 16 hours and 59 minutes, 3 hours faster than previous holder, and he has run marathons at …