I'm raising money for Mind Cymru, a charity close to my heart, as some of those closest to me have experience of mental health issues.

My mission? To complete 30 challenges to mark the big 3-0 for myself in 2020! 

I'm passionate about raising awareness of mental health issues, to both break the stigma of having a mental health illness and to educate people on recognising, understanding and supporting those who have a mental health illness - or to correctly identify if they may be suffering.

Mind Cymru endeavour to educate and support the population in this area and rely on donations to continue their important work. Although big leaps forward in recent years have been made towards achieving this ambition thanks to initiatives by Mind Cymru, we are still a long way away in society from wholly treating those who have these issues with compassion, respect and understanding. 

Here is the list of challenges I will be undertaking (some of which friends and family will be helping out with) from now until my 30th birthday - 17th of May 2020!

[UPDATE 11/04: due to the Coronavirus Outbreak, the new deadline to complete challenges is 31/12/2020]

2019

✔Pendine Sands 10K

✔GungHo! obstacle course 5K at Singleton Park

✔Penllergaer Woods 10K

✔Ammanford Road Race 10K

✔Cardiff 10K

✔ Swansea Bay 10K

✔ Royal Welsh Run 10K

✔ Richard Burton 10K

✔ Ras Nos Galan 5K

✔Boxing Day Walrus Dip 

2020

✔Buff Wales Trail 10K

✔Margam Park10K

✔Llanelli Half Marathon

✔ 30 South Wales castles in 30 hours (CAERPHILLY to LLANDOVERY by car)

✔30 miles of Welsh Coastal Path in a day - Swansea River Tawe - Rhosilli

✔Snowdon at Night 

✔ Post 30 vocal performances to Cor-ona Facebook page

Ongoing through 2019/2020

✔ selfies with 30 male voice choirs

✔30 bullseyes by air rifle/pistol shoot

✔30hrs volunteering

✔1st time blood donors to help getting to 30 pints of blood donated (12 pints donated at start of challenge)

✔30 5K parkruns

2019 or 2020

✔ host a fundraising day at school

✔ run a 5K parkrun under 30mins

✔compose a birthday no 1s medley - no 1 UK hits on 17th May
from 1990-2019

✔30 days of kicking the coffee

✔spell MIND on Strava 

✔30K relay of the Great Lawn at Morriston Park 

✔burst 30 balloons in 30 seconds blindfolded 

✔commit to start volunteering with local Mind in 2021

Any donation - big or small - is hugely welcomed. 

All progress and evidence of the challenges can be found on the following Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bethan30for30/

Diolch o galon i chi.