Crew members of HMS Brocklesby are taking part in the 4 x 4 x 48 challenge. We aim to run 4 miles every 4 hours over 48 hours to raise money for Movember UK and Royal Navy Royal Marines charity. 

Both of these charities are held close to many of the hearts of the crew for various reasons and we as a whole want to raise as much money as possible to help all those who reach out to them both. 

A little about each charity that we will be raising money for:

Movember

Not just about handlebar moustaches before Christmas. Movember raises awareness and funds for men's health - specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.

Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC)

The RNRMC covers a wide range of areas for support to serving military, their families and veterans. Most recently been involved in efforts to support veterans who are suffering from chronic loneliness throughout the pandemic as well as helping sailors and soldiers suffering from mental health issues (PTSD or otherwise) whether they be on deployed on operations or in base port.

A little on what we are actually doing

This challenge is inspired and attributed to former navy seal and ultra marathon runner David Goggins. The idea being that you don't need to be a marathon runner to run 4 miles and if you can't run 4 miles, then you can walk 4 miles,  meaning more people can take part, raising more money for charity and pushing people to achieve big things through a series of small efforts.

In the words of David Goggins:

"This is an opportunity to bring people together for the common goal of promoting physical and mental health as well as supporting many charitable causes"

You can choose which charity you wish to donate too on the just giving page. To donate to the RNRMC, go to team and click and on the second team member down to make a donation to them. 

We hope you can show us support and give to both great causes, thank you.

Crew 8
HMS Brocklesby

For more information on the David Goggins challenge, please click the links below

https://youtu.be/dos6xiMVPyE

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCvtUEFGR7/?igshid=cyf0ypo65v5u