Last year I started running and completed the Leicester Marathon and a bunch of shorter races. 

This year I've signed up for 7 races from 3 to 31 miles on terrain ranging from motorways to mountains.

I'm running to beat dementia - a horrible disease which slowly steals away your loved ones from before your eyes.

The races are 

The Longhorn Marathon (26 miles) - COMPLETED (04:24:26)

Sunrise 5k Nottingham - (3.1 miles) - COMPLETED (00:35:00)

Inov-8 Peak District X Series (16 miles)  - COMPLETED (05:35:23)

Castle Rock 10k (6.2 miles) - COMPLETED (00:56:06)

The Great North Run (13 miles) - COMPLETED (02:01:41)

Bronze Peak District Challenge (32 miles) - COMPLETED (09:52:44)

Snowdonia Marathon Eryri (29 miles) - COMPLETED (04:25:52)

Some dementia facts

More than 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK and that number is rapidly rising.

At £24 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined but over two thirds of the care for patients with dementia is paid for by themselves or their family. 

·         £20 could fund one hour of vital research

·         £50 could provide access to specialist equipment for studying cells

·         £120 could support complex protein analysis

·         £300 could pay for a genetic test to help identify risk genes