Dave Clarke's Mid Life Crisis
£2,240.00 raised of £2,000.00 target
53 donations
My Target:
£2,000.00
£2,240.00 raised so far
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My story
Some say it's a mid-life crisis, others say it's pure madness, but at the tender age of 50, it's now or never. I did think about buying a Porsche and learning chat up lines in Eastern European, but plumped for this safer option instead, mainly due to Mrs C's passion for domestic violence should the Eastern European thing come to her attention...
FOUR challenges in THREE months:
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE.......3 DOWN 1 TO GO.....BUT ITS A BIG ONE!
Hell Runner Down South...completed course of about 11 miles in 1 hour, 17 mins and 29 seconds....came 52nd overall out of about 2500 and 1st in the 50+ age group but not sure I really want that honour.....
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE.....2 DOWN 2 TO GO..
Mens Health- Battersea Survival of the Fittest complete in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Finished 350th out of 7000 so top 5%....Piece of p...! Bring on Hell Runner...
UPDATE - 1 down, 3 to go. Dublin Marathon complete in 3 hours, 24 minutes, 30 seconds. "To Be Sure"
1) Dublin Marathon: 31st October 2011
26.4 miles - Target time 3 hours 45 minutes
(Additional challenge . . . 10 pints of Guinness in Dublin's finest boozer straight after the event)
2) London's Men's Health - Survival of the Fittest: 12th November 2011
http://www.mhsurvival.co.uk/page63.asp
An unforgiving 10km course with obstacles every kilometer.
Target - Not sure as never done it before, but guess to get round without injury would be good.
3) Hell Runner: 27th November 2011
http://www.hellrunner.co.uk/hell-down-south/
Punishment of the soul. Redemption of the mind.
Approximately 13 miles of pure running "Hell", but I guess the clue is in the event's name . . .
Target - Under 2 hours for an old fella like me would be OK I reckon.
4) The Big One . . . TOUGH GUY: 29th January 2012
http://www.toughguy.co.uk/Tough_Guy_THE_Event.php
An 8 mile run in hilly muddy fields, including 2 miles of the toughest and quite frankly SCARIEST assault course in the world.
Including . . . 15m high Tarzan ropes, barbed wire crawl, 2m high fire pits, electrical shock field, shoe-sucking mud, dark, narrow, water-filled tunnels, murky infested freezing water - in fact, bloody water everywhere - colossal wall climbs, huge cargo nets etc etc.
All this after camping the night before in Wolverhampton on what is bound to be the coldest, wettest night of the winter. You just know it will be, don't you? The organisers reckon it's the toughest event of its kind in the world . . . I'll let you know.
Target - Not to die would be good. I'll also aim not to get an injury or illness that ruins the ski season.
The intensity and demand of each challenge gets tougher and tougher. Will I survive? (I probably will, but in what physical shape is anyone's guess).
For my FIFTH challenge, I need your help please. It would spur me on greatly during the grueling hours of training (which includes wild swimming in local lakes and ponds) and throughout each event to know that I'm raising money to help those less fortunate.
I've chosen to raise money for the official Tough Guy charity: Fund For Heroes http://www.nearestplacetoheaven.co.uk/Help_Our_Heroes.html
The Sanctuary is dedicated to providing training in a variety of jobs suitable for lost limb or severely disabled soldiers returning from any wars or disasters (or having sustained injury at their beloved Tough Guy™).
I'm just asking if you would give up your cappuccino, pint or beer or glass of wine for the day, and donate £2.50 for Fund For Heroes. If you drink a bottle of wine a day of course the equivalent £s would be most appreciated! If you drink 2 bottles a day . . . well, you get the picture.
On behalf of all those who will benefit from your generosity, I thank you from the very bottom of my muddy trainers.
My gallery 6
My charity
Fund For Heroes
Charity Registration No. 1102444
Fund for Heroes Tough Guy™ Helpline Forevermore Injury disability support for Soldiers and Tough Guy™ casualties.
Donations 53
Well done Clarkey
Donation by Dean Cooper on 27/02/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
You need to do a cross channel swim now - lightweight!!!
Donation by Christine Addison on 06/02/12
£40.00
VERY IMPRESSIVE WELL DONE !!!!
Donation by JAMES WATTS on 04/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Well done for finishing today, hope you've warmed up!!
Donation by James Benedict on 29/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Nice one Dave, I would do it next year but the diary says i'm already booked!
Donation by Tim Cumberworth on 29/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Dave. Trust you to go for the safer option, didn't know you were so scared of the wife !!!
Donation by clare and michael on 29/01/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Didn't think this day would come, but in less then 24 hours I might get to practice my 1st aid afterall - see you at the finish & good luck!
Donation by Robert Moreu on 28/01/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
I am astounded a Hair Dresser has managed this :)
Donation by Roger Clark on 26/01/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck for Sunday. Always new you loved rolling around in mud!
Donation by Susan Clifford on 26/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Think you're mad but a great cause. Good luck!!
Donation by Mimi Farrell on 26/01/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Dave, Well done! I know its a bit late, But just gone through my e-mails, Hope you achieved your goals great cause. Remember be careful out there!!!
Donation by Paul Bibby on 21/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Absolutely bonkers...! x
Donation by Maria Allard on 25/11/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Maybe see you next year!! Good Luck.....
Donation by Matthew Cox on 24/11/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Well done Boss....We have clubbed together £1 each to show our support....from all at Ash Contracting (minus Dean!)....
Donation by Louise Smith on 24/11/11
£40.00
Well Done!!!
Donation by Joe Burke&John Burke Marsh Construction on 24/11/11
£50.00
Great cause - good luck from everyone at Switch2IT!
Donation by Switch2IT - A Complete IT Service on 23/11/11
£100.00
Dave. You must be mad!!!!! However I am sure the sense of achievement once completed will be enormous.
Donation by Nigel Jonas on 21/11/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Dave, well done on the events so far and good luck for the up coming events - I hope you survive in one piece. Have fun!
Donation by Declan Gleeson on 19/11/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
put me down for an east european best of luck withthe rest of your tasks
Donation by brian brown on 19/11/11
Exhausting just keeping in touch with it all - you are meant to keep the summers going for as long as poss ........ Great stuff
Donation by Angeli Abbas on 18/11/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done Dave you must be mad. Do you get a shower after?
Donation by Robert Mitchell - Urbanbest Ltd. on 18/11/11
£50.00
Good on ya Nobby, you could almost make an Aussie with an attitude like that.
Donation by Huge & Massive on 16/11/11
£50.00
Top man Dave! Always knew you were bonkers but never realised you were that talented. Good luck with the rest of the challenge!
Donation by From Dave & all at Bell & Co on 16/11/11
£100.00
DC - It couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke ! I always knew you were bonkers - Top Geazer though, great cause
Donation by Steve Plowman on 16/11/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 15/11/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£2,240.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£2,240.00
- Gift Aid£402.50
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