A MAN is about to run the race of his life to thank a cancer charity for putting him on the road to recovery.

But 25-year-old Paul Jackson from Saltburn, is looking for sponsors to help him raise as much as possible for the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent when he takes part in the Great North Run, in September.

People wanting to sponsor Mr Jackson can log on to his website on www.justgiving. com/pauljacksonrun