"A cyclist and a runner have begun a charity race from the south to the north of Scotland via different routes. Former soldier Christopher Godfrey-Faussett, from the Borders, has set off on foot from Kirkcudbright on a line right up the middle of the country. Fellow Edinburgh investment manager John Gunn aims to beat him on his bike on a coastal route to Strathy Point."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-13628291