Thanks for visiting our 12for12 fundraising page. The concept is simple:

12 challenges. 12 months. To raise £12,000 for 2 worthy causes - The Christie Hospital in Manchester and the Warrington Paediatric Unit.

To find out more about the challenge and why we are doing it, to follow updates on the adventure on our blog or to see how you can get involved, have a look at our website www.12fortwelve.com

We are being joined by a team of hardy souls who will be taking part in some of the challenges, or their own. Team 12for12 is growing all the time. So far their are more than 30 additional people taking part in over 40 individual challenges. The The full (long and exhausting) schedule, with the 12for12 team is:

- Jan - Delamere Dash/LDWA challenge:10k/20 miles

- Feb - Standish Hall Winter Trail Race: 10k

- March, Wilmslow half marathon: 13 miles: Michelle Coleiro, Steve Padgett, Alice Choi

- April, White Water Rafting: One day: Howie Jones, Gary Cotter, Paxton Glover, Martin Anderson

- May, Great Manc Run: 10k: Michelle Coleiro and Alice Choi

- June, 3 Rings of Shap: 100k/26 hrs: Shamus Whyte, Garry Cotter

- July, 3 Peaks: 24 hrs Michelle Coleiro, Emma Harrison (Gary Cotter, driver), Diana McGowan

- August, Alty-Southport-Alty Trans-Penine Trail Cycle: 95 miles: Martin Anderson and Matt Dwire

- September, Tatton Park 10k – Michelle Coleiro, Emma Harrison, Paxton Glover, Malcolm Freeman, Alison Scott, Lou Stanger, Alan Forsythe, Rebekah Thompson, and Mike and Gill Gannon, Paul, Jack (and Henry) Land, Jo White, Neil Campbell

- October, West Highland Way: 95 miles in 4 days: Nick Proctor, Alex Mitchell, Kim Croskery

- November, Hellrunner North: 12 miles: Mark Critchley, David Brocklehurst

- December, Festive 5-a-side football challenge: 6 hours

Affiliated events:

- June, Christchurch marathon/half marathon: 26/13 miles Erland Johnson and Liz Peebles

- July, City of Manchester 10k Kim Croskery

- August, Sydney City to Surf, 14k: Rob Liversage

- September,  Great north swim: Paula Took, Suzie Denton

- September, Para 10, 10 miles, 40lb pack: John Donno

- September, Great Scottish Run, 10k; Karen King, Ray Magee, Stevie Burke, Lynda Chang, Gail Gilmour, Jane Blyth, Alan Russell, Caitlin Watson

- September, Helly Hansen Challenge, 36k: David Brocklehurst, Dean Clarke and Rob Woods

- September, Bruntwood Ellipse Cycle-Sportif, 36k: Georgina Collett, Simeon and Alex Viveash

Thanks for your (emotional, psychological and financial) support - we need all we can get, so please give generously!!!

To get updates on our progress and pain, please send us a mail to: 12for12@googlemail.com

Cheers, Dave and Mike and all at Team12for12