I have decided to run the Blaydon Race ('twas on the 9th of June and I did it in 47:15 mins) and the Great North Run (10th of September).

I'll be running these for 2 charities:

The Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) in memory of my brother, Steven - They provide medical welfare support to the Armed Forces Community and other Frontline staff, across the UK and abroad. They are the only charity to deploy to areas of conflict alongside troops on the frontline, and the first welfare service that service personnel will see when they are wounded, injured or sick.

The British Heart Foundation in memory of Ray Young. The BHF are are the nation's heart charity and the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research. Coronary heart disease is the UK's single biggest killer.

So, if you'd be kind enough to part with a few quid, that'd be nice. I'll probably have to do something next year to pay for a hip replacement (the NHS may or may not be in existence by then).