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On 20th March 2026 I will be taking on the gruelling challenge of running the whole of the Yorkshire Wolds Way in 1 day. The route is 78 miles (129km) starting under the Humber Bridge and finishing in Filey on the coast. The route is undulating over trails, grass paths and roads with a total elevation gain of 2,553 m ( 8,376 ft). The plan is to leave at 3am on the Friday AM with the hope to be in a pub before they all close in Filey sometime in the PM
The reason for doing this challenge is to raise funds for the Noah Jordan Foundation and running for Charlie, a friend's son who has devastatingly been diagnosed with PolG Mitochondrial Disorder. See below for greater detail of the cause from Ellie & Harrison (parents).
In July 2025, our lives changed forever when our 11-month-old son, Charlie, was diagnosed with PolG mitochondrial disorder—a rare and degenerative disease with no cure and no effective treatments.
Faced with this devastating reality, we made a choice: to fight for hope. We are determined to channel our love for Charlie into a force for change, funding the research that can build a future where no family hears the words, "there is no cure."
We are delighted to be working with the Noah Jordan Foundation as one of Charlie’s charities, to achieve our shared mission: to accelerate research and find effective treatments, and ultimately a cure, for PolG.
I am setting myself a target of £10,000 for this challenge which will be a big ask but an amount of money which will make a huge difference for the charity in research for a cure for the disease.
All donations large or small will mean the world and extremely gratefully received!
You will be able to (hopefully) follow my training on this page to see progress.
Finally, feel free to come support on the day, this isn't an organized event so any support would help so much. You may even fancy doing a stint of it with me ...
Thanks
Charles