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This year i was lucky enough to get a place in the ballot for the London Marathon - and immediately realised i was an unfit fat shit with no chance of finishing a marathon. I thought if i was going to bite off more than i could chew i may as well do it on a massive scale so as well as running the London Marathon on 28th April 2019 i’ll be looking to complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in June 2019 and the Tough Mudder Yorkshire Classic on 28th July 2019.

I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to raise some money for a good cause. Dearne & District Football Club has been close to my heart for over 7 years now since my eldest Lewis started playing football. My youngest Liam has also been playing for the past 3 years. Being part of this community grassroots club has not only brought them on as brilliant little players but as brilliant little people. Training for these 3 events will be a massive struggle for me and i would be really grateful if you could donate towards improving the facilities for the club while laughing at my expense.

Dearne and District JFC is a local junior grassroots football club, with over 400 children playing football! The club has been running since 1982 and in that time has had thousands of young people use the training facilities and play for one of the 21 league teams. The club has very strong links to the local area and work in conjunction with local community groups, hosting a number of events open to everyone in the community throughout the year.

The club helps young people gain confidence and experience from an early age, by playing team sports and participating in other non-sporting activities throughout each year. The aim is to help and give them the best possible start in life, by installing an ethos in the children to work as a team, support each other, respect others and never give up, with the firm belief that this will benefit them in later life.

The club’s strategy is to build a semi-professional team within 5 years, so that the children have a target to aim for and continue with sport into Adulthood. This will help the club to become more self-sufficient as well as increasing it’s profile.

London Marathon 28 April 2019

I don’t really need to say much about one of the most famous marathon’s in the world. It’s a 26.2 mile race around the streets of London. I have a time in mind i’d like to finish this in but as the furthest i’ve ever run at this stage is 10k, once, i’m realistic and just finishing the race will be a massive achievement.

Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge June 2019

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is a one-day epic adventure to walk the three highest mountains in Yorkshire - Pen-y-Ghent 694m (2277ft), Whernside 736m (2415ft), Ingleborough 723m (2372ft). The Yorkshire 3 Peaks covers 25 miles and the challenge is to complete the walk in 12 hours!

Tough Mudder Yorkshire Classic Sunday 28th July 2019

Tough Mudder Classic is 8-10 miles of mud-soaked mayhem loaded with 25 obstacles including being electrocuted, lots of climbing, water, barbed wire and lots of mud!