I think I have finally gone bonkers.

I have signed up to do the HellRunners "Hell in the Middle" challenge with my buddy Sam on saturday 9th February. It is a 12 mile trail run, up rocky hills, through the "Bog of Doom", waist deep in mud and at times through bloody cold water! It's a good job February is such a warm and forgiving month! Everyone who has met me will know that hauling my lumpy backside through this course is going to be a challenge!

I am doing this for the road safety charity Brake. 4 years ago tragedy struck, and my neice Tiggy was killed in a car accident, along with her grandfather when she was just 7 years old. Brake has given my sister and her family, including Tiggys' amazing little sisters Poppy and Otalia, a huge amount of help and support to survive and struggle through this terrible event. Brake are now an important part of their lives, and through enormous strength Becky and Ben have managed to do a lot of fundraising for them by putting their bodies to the extreme with swimming and biking challenges.

Now I felt it was my turn to do something! Tiggy was a little bonkers too, and I can picture her giggling at me running around like a loon, sinking in mud, slipping and tripping about, and generally being in mild peril!

I know everyone is feeling skint after Christmas, but please chuck us just a few pence, or quid, and hope that I manage to crawl across that finish line... please!!

Thanks!

Matt