Huge numbers of animals are injured or killed ‘in the name of sport’. Many of these, such as grouse and pheasants, are shot and this is still legal. But there are many ways in which animals are hurt illegally in the name of sport. As an animal welfare charity, the League Against Cruel Sports does everything they can to ensure that animals do not suffer for the sake of sport. Their motto sums up how they do it: Investigate, Educate, Protect.

I've decided to take part in The Saharan Challenge 2019 in order to raise money for this cause. I'll be trekking across a chunk of the Sahara Desert - a distance equating two marathons in two days.

Training for this challenge and raising the money will be a real test of my fitness, determination, and creativity. I've never been particularly fit or active in the past and I've never done anything like this before but I wanted to do something this year to make a difference and challenge myself!