Showbiz | Celebrity News I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Former footballer Ashley Cain has shared a video revealing the physical toll of his “extremely tough” Ultraman challenge.
The 33-year-old is travelling from Land’s End to John O’Groats three times – running the entire distance north before cycling back to the bottom of England and then kayaking back to the top of the Scottish coast – in a journey of almost 3,000 miles. The ex-reality TV star has been keeping an online diary of his challenge, dubbed the Ultraman 2024, which he is completing in honour of his daughter Azaylia, who died of cancer in 2021. A video montage shared to his Instagram account on Saturday shows Cain’s foot, bloodied and bandaged, with one of his toenails peeling off.
In another clip, a pus-like substance oozes from a different toe. Cain said his feet, stress fractures and other injuries including tears are now “getting a chance to heal” during the cycling part of his journey. He added: “Trying to grind out over 100 miles a day through all conditions with a completely exhausted mind and body is extremely tough and quite emotionally challenging.
But guess what, we keep it moving! “I have now ran from the very bottom of England to the very top of Scotland. Then jumped on my bike and cycled from the top of Scotland, crossing the Scottish border yesterday back to the top of England. All in just 38 days.
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