I studied at Loughborough University, graduating over 50 years ago in 1969 (Chemical Engineering). The attitude to fitness that was alive even back then has had a positive impact on my health and wellbeing - especially important as one gets older - even though I did occasionally over-indulge on the beer .

This Challenge is an opportunity to help students who are suffering in unprecedented times. I am going to run 10k (6.2m) each day for seven days on a LifeFitness elliptical X-trainer. I can't run on the road as my ankles and knee joints have reached their sell-by-date but the muscles, heart and lungs are OK - I think!

For the nerds, I'll be running in the Sports Training Mode which provides random friction levels to duplicate hills and at level 11 (9 is average). I expect to cover the 10k in about 40 minutes and will keep you informed on a daily basis. So please help this 74 year old raise some money!!!