I'm taking part in Decembeard 2020 to support Bowel Cancer UK. My best mate Richard Bingham sadly lost his lengthly fight with bowel cancer in August, and I miss him hugely. The charity aims to help people in Richard's position, and funds research and early diagnosis.

Decembeard involves growing a beard. Yes, yes, yes, I have a beard anyway. Well this means I shave it off and look like an egg for a bit. AND I've decided to spice things up a bit by USING the beard. I'm taking part in the Fan Dance race, which involves running up and down Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons. And then back up and down again. 24km in under 4 hours. With a 20kg rucksack. It's part of the SAS selection course, so is designed to be tough. So you see I NEED a beard. The event was supposed to be the 9th Jan, but has now been moved to 31st Jan. I propose to keep the beard for a second month to assist in completion of the event. Worth a few quid in sponsorship, I hope?