I have not done any real competitive sport since University – 28 years ago and then it was skiing, a sport which takes typically not more than 1 ½ minutes at a time.

 

In those 28 years I estimate I have:

 

·         Spent over 50,000 hours engaged in sedentary occupations (work time, not including TV)

·         Smoked over 150,000 cigarettes

·         Consumed over 25 million (mainly unhealthy) calories

·         Drunk the contents of several pubs

 

Even when I did ski I hated the fitness aspects, particularly running!  On the eve of my 50 birthday, in March 2013 I have decided to set myself a challenge – run 100km (more than 2 marathons back to back) in under 24 hours.

 

I am asking for your support for this hateful task! 

Help me to raise over £10,000 - £100 per km.

 

If I don’t make the 100km mark I will contribute £1,000.  Doesn’t this sound like a sure fire bet against a self confessed slob?

 

I feel very strongly about The Warrior Programme and the work they do with veterans;  helping them to adjust to civilian life and towards a brighter future.  I have personally witnessed the amazing changes in not only the individual’s lives but also those of their friends, wives, parents and children.

 

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 So please dig deep and donate now.