Why 12 challenges in a year? Well thats one per month, giving me some great targets to hit on some fantastic long runs. Those who know me will already know I'm nuts about long distance trail running, so any challenge I take on would have to invlove some long runs. So I'm going to run (walk, climb, limp, crawl...) around some great routes starting with Hull to Bridlington (27miles+), followed the next month by a massive Round Hull loop of over 43 miles.

From there the runs get bigger and potentially badder! Including hitting 10 high peaks in the lake district, running York to Filey on the Centenary Way and doing a HUGE multi-day run through Yorkshire. More detail in my blog here!

12 challenges also satisfies my other personal requirement this year, which is to provide a big overall challenge that I can hopefully raise some money for charity doing. The loss of my mother in 2013 leaves me wanting to do something in her memory. She devoted a lot of time to volunteering, especially to assist the visually impaired. And took on all kinds of challenges you might not think a visually impaired person would - to name a few sailing, climbing, archery, drama and her favourite in recent years, yoga. So I hope people will find my challenge worthy of a donation for HERIB (Hull & East Riding Institute for the Blind) so activities such as the yoga group for the visually impaired can continue long into the future.

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