British endurance runner missing in Greece Mrs Lawton became worried when her husband, who has competed in dozens of races around the world, failed to reach the end of the race. Race organisers found that he had failed to pass through one of the checkpoints that line the route. He was wearing black Lycra leggings, a bright yellow shirt and a black baseball cap with yellow stripes. Mr Lawton, a member of the Sandbach Striders running club, had hoped to finish the race in six to seven hours. The weather was perfect. It was warm but not absolutely blistering, so a perfect day to be running in the mountains," said Mrs Lawton, 61. I just gave him a kiss at the start and waved him off. He was there in the middle of the pack waving as he went. My plan was to wait at the finish. So it was probably about five o'clock before I really started to panic and started talking to the race organisers who said he hadn't reached checkpoint number five and they were now starting to look for him. I don't how much longer he could be out there and possibly still be alive with just a T-shirt on in these cold nights. Michael Escolme, the chairman of the Sandbach Striders, said: "John is a very popular and well respected member of (the) club and a very experienced off-road and marathon runner. It goes without saying that we are all deeply concerned about him at this time and our thoughts are with his wife Lynda and his family. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that British national John Lawton has been reported missing in Greece while taking part in the Taygetos Challenge. We are providing consular assistance to his family and closely liaising with Greek authorities as search efforts continue.