Those of you who know me, and I can only assume it is all of you otherwise you wouldn't be here, will know that I'm not exactly naturally athletic. I have taken very comfortably to being married, and at the start of the year tipped the scales at over 16 stone. Now some two stone lighter, I'm running a marathon whilst sporting my movember tache to raise money for a very worthy cause.

Prostaid is a small but important charity which genuinely saves lives. They support the sufferers and the families of those affected by Prostate cancer, and directly pay for life saving drugs and operations for men no longer supported by the NHS. Please give what you can, and don't forget Gift Aid - I wouldn't want your generosity and my suffering to help those blasted tories.

I'm doing this for all the men worth fighting for.

 And for Hugh, my father-in-law, who's still fighting.