Last year I raised almost £500 for the MS Society while attempting a bunch of fitness challenges over the year to mark my 40th birthday.

Undoubtedly the hardest challenge was Tough Mudder Scotland and after I completed it in 2012 I didn't think I'd ever go back for more. There's something about being cold, wet, muddy, electrocuted and exhausted from a 12 mile obstacle course that doesn't exactly fill you with enthusiasm for giving it another go!

But there are people who suffer from MS that would give anything to have the physical fitness to attempt something like Tough Mudder, and that's why I feel like going through it again to try and raise some more money for the MS Society.

Please give whatever you can no matter how small a donation. I don't expect to hit the heady heights of last year's total, but every pound raised helps to support people like my dad who have been robbed of their mobility by this horrible disease.

Thanks!

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