Steve Cushing: The 75-year-old with a pacemaker who runs ultra marathons

Steve Cushing describes himself as a 75-year-old, retired GP and back of the pack runner with two artificial hips and a pacemaker.

But that only tells half of his story.

He's previously run extreme events including The Ice Marathon, becoming only the ninth person to complete a marathon in the Antarctic, and - at the other end of the heat spectrum - the infamous Marathon des Sables.

Having recently overcome a spate of injuries, Steve is now training to take on the high altitude, multi-day Mustang Trail Race in Nepal.

Running Tales spoke to Steve about why he continues to take on extreme challenges, the incredible charities he is running the Mustang Trail Race for, and how a horse riding accident that nearly killed him was the spark for him to run ultra marathons.

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Steve is running the Mustang Trail Race for two fantastic charities:

• ​PARTNERS IN EDUCATION SWAZILAND (PIES)
• ​EVERYBODY COUNTS (Northampton)