Team Ivan helps people to achieve their personal goals by training for and participating in extreme running events, raising money for local charities along the way. Our aim is to make this rewarding experience available to everyone, including people who wouldn't ordinarily get the opportunity.

Our members come from all walks of life around the Oxford area (and some from further afield). We actively recruit members with the help of social welfare organisations around Oxford.

Our first challenge is Tough Guy 2009 – run in the midst of winter, and described as one of the world's toughest one-day endurance events.

**Stop press** we managed to get ten out of twelve round the course in the coldest conditions for years - icy winds, snow and the water temperature just above freezing. Plus they had extended the course and added new obstacles. A record number of runners dropped out from hypothermia, many of them ending up in hospital. So well done Team Ivan - you are real Tough Guys!

We will be raising money for the Oxford Cancer Centre, sharing a target equivalent to £1000 for every member of the team.