It seems that I have let myself be coerced into competing in the Sahara Half Marathon in February 2013. 

The event is in aid of the Saharawi refugees who now live in the Smara refugee camp in the Algerian Sahara desert after fleeing their home of Western Sahara. As part of the event Liam and myself will be living with a Saharawi family in the camp, sleeping in their tents, eating with them and experienceing life as a refugee for a week.

On Monday 25th February we will be driven 13 miles out into the middle of the Sahara and will then run back!

The event will be truly incredible and the Sharawis need all the help and support they can get. They have been living this way for more than 25 years and rely completely on aid.

All donations, no matter how small, will help. Thank you!