Jon Smith

Never run a marathon before! Jon is running to help raise money for what would hopefully be a lifesaving operation for a young boy called Alex Field who is suffering from a brain tumour. He is also running for his late wife’s cancer research fund, The Lee Smith Foundation. Full information is on his blog polarrunner.wordpress.com. Jon is former CEO, now Executive Vice Chairman, of First Artist Corporation PLC which owns one of the world’s biggest football agencies and the largest theatre marketing businesses in the USA and Europe. He was a junior British athlete "many years ago" and is self-confessed hater of long distances. Jon is married to Janine with two children Ross and Scott and a new dog called Smudge! You can make donations to Jon's causes at www.virginmoneygiving.com/polarrunner.