I'm undertaking the UK's longest team endurance challenge, the Trent100 to raise money for Alzheimer's Society and in memory of my father.

My Dad was diagnosed in his early 60's and suffered for some 15 years before finally finding peace a few years ago. It's such a cruel disease and has made me determined to live my best life while I can. Who knows what the future holds.

The Alzheimer's Society gave so much support to Dad, and to my Mum as his full time carer, and were an absolute lifeline.

Being honest, I've found the training tough. But working for Benefact Group means my motivation to raise money for good causes and complete the challenge is so much higher, because my employer will double anything I raise.

So even a £5 or £10 donation will make huge difference.

Thanks for your support.

About the Trent100 - 100km stand up paddle board team endurance challenge:

The challenge starts at Great Hayward in Staffordshire early Friday morning, passes through Derbyshire and finishes in Nottingham on Saturday afternoon. I'll be paddling a whopping 100km in total - 57k / 35.5 miles on day 1, then (after resting overnight), the remaining 43k / 25.5 miles on day 2.

The Trent100 is not for the faint hearted. My teammates and I have been training hard to get to this point. Last summer, we paddled (and wild camped) across Scotland from Inverness to Fort William, including 23 miles on Loch Ness with huge swells, breaking waves and hailstones.

For the last year, I've been strength training before work, three days a week to build strength and endurance. Through the winter, when it's harder to get on the water due to conditions, I go trail running on the Malvern Hills where I live. And whenever possible since February, on weekends I've completed long distance paddles (15-30 miles a day), often battling strong headwinds on the rivers as well as a week paddling in the Lake District last month - the circumference of a different lake each day.

Of course, this is all great training for the event. We're praying for a tailwind, which would work in our favour and push us along!

It will all be worth it, not only because of the legendary party at the end of the paddle, but most importantly, because I'm doing it to raise money for a cause close to my heart, and in memory of my Dad.