<p>For one reason or another I thought that I would sign up to take on the Tough Guy Challenge this coming January.&nbsp; To this end, I am raising funds for the Tough Guy Heroes charity and I would love your support in helping me raise as much money as I can.</p> <p>If you have not come across the Tough Guy Challenge then it might be difficult to imagine.&nbsp; Basically, it is a 10 mile run through the darkest and muddiest depths of the countryside in Middle England combined with a Royal Marines-esque assault course throughout the journey.&nbsp; Obstacles include electric tentacles (which have twice the shocking power of the tool used to stun bulls!); claustrophobic tunnels; high rope climbing frames and regular dips in the January-cold river that runs through the whole course.</p> <p>Of the 5000 people who start, 40% do not finish.&nbsp; There are regularly cases of hypothermia and of broken bones.</p> <p>This will not be a stroll in the park and so that is why I am keen to do it for an exceptionally good cause.</p> <p>A friend of mine, Oli, with whom I went through uni and have ridden motorbikes around Europe, passed out of Sandhurst in August and is gearing up to go to Afghanistan in April.&nbsp; I am keen to support guys like Oli - the real Tough Guys of this nation - in whatever way I can, particularly if they get wounded while serving their country and trying to make the world a safer and better place.</p> <p>Give generously and live vicariously through me as I take on the Tough Guy Challenge on 29th January 2012.</p> <p>More details at:</p> <p><a href="http://www.toughguy.co.uk/">http://www.toughguy.co.uk/</a></p> <p>Some great photos at:</p> <p><a href="http://totallycoolpix.com/2012/01/the-tough-guy-event-2012/">http://totallycoolpix.com/2012/01/the-tough-guy-event-2012/</a></p>