As some of you will know, I live in Henley and work in Fulham with a usual commute by car. This will almost certainly be the only time I try the commute home on foot!

The reason i'm doing this is because I fundamentally believe in using the power of sport to give every child an equal opportunity.

I believe that every child should be given the opportunity to at least try rowing, even if just for six weeks.

Most young people dont get the opportunity to go rowing as demonstrated by 83% of school clubs registered with British Rowing are fee-paying schools. 93% of children in the UK attend a non fee-paying school. The opportunity to access rowing between fee-paying and non fee-paying juniors is almost entirely backwards.

So why does this matter? It means that children at non-fee paying schools are missing out on opportunities every day:

The opportunity to discover a love of an active lifestyle outside of the traditional ball sports.

The opportunity to be more active than non-rowers in a sport that uses 85% of the bodys muscles.

The opportunity to become water-confident and have fun on the river.

The opportunity to build essential life skills such as teamwork, confidence and focus, all of which rowing is a wonderful teacher of.

With this run I'm aiming to raise £3,000 which will pay for the full rowing costs for three juniors over one year. These juniors will be from our local community and wouldn't get the chance to take part in rowing without the work of Fulham Reach Boat Club.

Thank you for your support, wish me luck!