What Am I doing?
After the British Isles Challenge in 2009, this time I'm going bigger and better... I'm going to run from Vienna to Nice, across the Alps.
I'll be running off road as much as possible, and staying high - over mountain summits, high passes and through Alpine villages.
The overall trip distance is almost exactly 1,000 miles, which I hope to complete in between 30 and 40 days, running more than a marathon a day for this time.
I've got a blog at www.bigalpsrun.blogspot.com, if you would like to find out how I'm training and how the preperations are going.
Why?
The aim of the trip is to raise money for Water for Kids, a small charity who do amazing work in providing some of the world's poorest communities with access to clean water for the first time. This is something we all take for granted - imagine just a day without clean water and you can see the value of this charity. Please donate to support the Big Alps Run and ensure Water for Kids are able to save more lives.
More info on the charity is available at www.waterforkids.org.uk
Who is supporting me?
The British Isles Challenge was supported by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and I have some high profile supporters this time around too. Firstly, world-record breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont is supporting my challenge, and says:
'The Big Alps Run is an inspired and quite incredible ambition - my very best wishes for what will be a gruelling mental and physical feat. Congratulations also Stuart for your fund raising for Water for Kids. Such great missions don't happen without the help of others so congratulations goes to your backers as well.'
So, please dig deep and donate now!
I've set an ambitious target but I hope we can reach it as this charity really deserves it, and anyway, it's only £10 a mile!
