We began our health and fitness journey in 2016 with our own personal goals of losing weight and taking part in a muddy run each. After successfully completing our runs (pretty muddy for Laura and Tough mudder half for Ryan) we decided that we had the running bug and this year we are upping the ante and have decided to jointly take on the challenge of completely a minimum of 6 runs each by December 2017, some will be done together, others will be done individually; plus some runs we may have some friends joining us as well. In addition to raising money for charity we are aiming to get fit and healthy as a family and lose weight. Ryan lost just over 3st through training last year and is hoping to lose another 2st, Laura is aiming to lose 8st this year and we will keep you up to date with our fitness and weight loss goals throughout the year as we train for each run. We decided that we would raise money for just one charity this year across all our events to have the greatest impact for the charity.

We decided to choose Smile as our charity because of the amazing work and support they provide to disabled children and their families. Laura's own sister is disabled and as a child she would have time in a respite centre similar to the ones offered by Smile. This time was invaluable to Laura's sister as it gave her the opportunity to be surrounded by specialist care who could provide a range of activities that would be beyond the means of the family. The time was also crucial for the family as it gave them a chance to have a break and do everyday things that other families do without having to worry so much. Unfortunately The Cherries (the respite centre used by Laura's family) has since been closed after NHS budget cuts and therefore we felt that we wanted to help fundraise for Smile to help keep these valuable centres open.

We have detailed the events we plan to take part in below. Some of these have been booked already, others we will book a bit later in the year and therefore are subject to change. We are self funding these events which means that all of your donations will go to the charity.

5th February 2017 - Ryan - Chichester Priory 10K at Goodwood. -COMPLETED

19th March 2017 - Ryan - Battle of Lansdown 10K at Bath Racecource -COMPLETED

29th April 2017 - Laura and Ryan - Tough Mudder half London West - COMPLETED

20th May 2017 - Laura - Colour Obstacle Rush 5K at Royal Windsor Racecourse - COMPLETED

21st May 2017 - Ryan - Bognor Prom 10k Road Race at Bognor Regis - COMPLETED

2nd July 2017 - Laura - Pretty Muddy 5K at Brighton - COMPLETED

27th August 2017 - Ryan - Arundel 10k at Arundel - COMPLETED

10th September 2017 - Ryan - Littlehampton 10k at Littlehampton - COMPLETED

23rd September 2017 - Laura and Clayton - The Color Run Brighton - COMPLETED

14th October 2017 - Laura and Ryan - Payne Games 10K at Uckfield - EVENT CANCELLED

15th October 2017 - Ryan - Brighton 10(miles this time!) - COMPLETED

5th November 2017 - Ryan - Regis 10 - COMPLETED

30th December 2017 - Laura and Ryan - Brutal Run 10 miles TBC 



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