Jim Montgomerie

An ex-professional boxer who has also run the New York, London and Great Wall of China marathons. Jim, who was undefeated in his two professional bouts, now hopes to run a marathon on each of the seven continents and join the Grand Slam Club by also running the North Pole Marathon on the Arctic Ocean. As well as being a pub owner, the 32 year-old is an actor and has been in films with Jet Lee, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman and Billy Connolly, as well as in numerous advertisements. Jim is going to wear a kilt over his running gear at the North Pole and recently wore it during the Great Wall Marathon in China. He will take part in an ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert (in the kilt of course) just two weeks prior to the 2006 North Pole race. Jim hopes to raise as much money as possible for the Marie Curie Fund, a charity that helps families whose loved ones have cancer.