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Sat 07 Jul 2007Opening linesPower of sevenMark Scanlon, a 24-year-old Mayo man, plans to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven months in aid of the Irish Cancer Society, and will enter the Guinness Book of Records if he achieves his goal.The first marathon is in San Francisco tomorrow and the last will be in Mumbai, India in January 2008. In between he will be running marathons in the heart of Kenya and inside the Arctic Circle, as well as Longford, Sydney and Buenos Aires. In the process he aims to raise over €50,000. If you want to support this truly superhuman endeavour, or indeed join Mark for one of the marathons, log on to www.777challenge.com. Michael Kelly