Steve Wolfe from Newington will reach a major milestone today in his challenge to run 40,075km, a distance equivalent to circumnavigating the globe. 

Steve, who is raising funds for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), will have been running for  3000 consecutive days. Having started this gruelling challenge on 31st December 2016, Steve reached the  half-way point in November 2023 and hopes to complete the distance by the end of next year. 

Steve was inspired to support KSS after he performed CPR on a parkrun participant who had a cardiac arrest and was cared for by a team from the lifesaving charity. 

As part of his virtual circumnavigation of the globe, Steve has embarked on a series of remarkable  challenges to support KSS: 

• To celebrate his 50th birthday he ran 50 half marathons in 50 days. 

• He ran the `World’s Worst Marathon’, which involved running 63 laps of a 670m circuit near his home 

• Completing a 64km `base to base’ run between the KSS airbase at Redhill Aerodrome and the  charity HQ at Rochester Airport. 

Steve’s dedication and passion have raised significant funds and awareness to help support the critical lifesaving work done by KSS. 

Lola Inge, KSS Running and Challenge Manager commented: “Many of our supporters have gone the  extra mile to support KSS but, as far as we know, nobody has put in quite as many miles as Steve.  

“He really is an inspirational fundraiser and it’s fantastic to see him pass another key milestone on the way  to completing his epic round the world challenge.”

Today Steve will be leaving home in Newington at 10am with friends Dave Cross and Saul Mallett, running through Upchurch, Lower Rainham and Lower Gillingham before returning home.