As some of you may or may not know, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer towards the end of 2012. Although many of my generation are familiar with the message that you should check yourself, many of us  are not in the habit of actually doing it. Luckily for me, I heard a podcast from BBC 5Live of Richard Bacon featuring the footballer, John Hartson, highlighting the importance of checking your testicles and making sure you go to the doctors if you find something. This reminded me to check regularly and just over one month later I found something.

Thanks to John's efforts I was able to catch the cancer early and avoid the horrors experienced by many.

I ran the Great North Run in 2015 for the same cause and have never run further or the same distance since. You kindly donated almost £1500 in 2015 so I've set this as my (ambitious) target.

Any money donated is greatly appreciated.