During the first week of June 2009 I undertook to run 208 miles from my house in the Scottish Borders to my Mum's house outside of Manchester in 7 days. In the end my running/walking had to stop at Shap in Cumbria after 120 miles due to a sprained foot. Undeterred I borrowed my neighbour's mountain bike and completed the final 88 miles in 1 day.

My aim in all of this was to raise money for the Arthritis Research Campaign. Arthritis is a surprisingly commonplace condition with millions of people living in the UK suffering from the 200 different forms of arthritis. My mum suffers with rheumatoid arthritis and I have watched her cope with this for a number of years. From seeing the effects that rheumatoid arthritis has on my mum, I know it can be a very debilitating disease and it leaves sufferers in great pain. My hope is that I can inspire people to help by donating money to the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) in response to my efforts.

Please dig deep and sponsor me. It's your support that will keep me going.