A biker turned runner has completed the challenge of riding the TT Course and also running the 37.73-mile circuit.
Dave Binch, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, decided to take on the challenge after a family friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer and has raised over £13,000 for Cancer Research UK.
The 45-year-old restored his old Yamaha racing bike for the Classic TT lap of honour and started his run at 2am the next day, beginning at Ramsey and heading along the seven-mile mountain section to Douglas.
He completed the 37.73-mile run in eight and a quarter hours and finished the parade lap in 24 minutes.
Dave said: ‘It was very overwhelming because it was a tough old jog. I just put one foot in front of the other and ran and ran. It was so peaceful and something I will remember for a long time.
‘I often thought about people who are suffering from cancer and thought they are struggling more than I am - it helped me keep going.’
The father of two, who raced in the Manx Grand Prix between 1989 and 1997, said he loved every minute of taking part in the parade lap and said his favourite part of the course is the section from the bottom of Barregarrow to Kirk Michael.
‘It was great to relive my youth back on the bike and the run was a rollercoaster of emotions.’
A six-man team went round the course with buckets collecting money for the charity and race organisers allowed Dave and his team to have photographs taken on the TT winners’ podium after he finished his challenge.
To donate visit www.justgiving.com/DaveBinch