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**Target update 4th Octoberr**

A massive thank you again to all who have donated and pushed me through my 2nd target which was £253. I've updated it now to £600, which is £50 for each marathon run.

**Target update 15th September**

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has already donated, I'm blown away at how quickly this has taken off. I started with a very low target as I'm not very good at self promotion and there's also lots of other good causes that are requesting support.

Anyhow, I've now raised my Goal Total to £253, that's £1 for every kilometre to be run. Thanks again, Stu

** Original Page Information**

I’m 53 years old, and once upon a time I used to run quite a lot.

Then I stopped. For about 12 years.

During those 12 years I became less active, put on a lot of weight and generally got very good at not running anywhere.

In October 2025, I decided enough was enough. On 28 October I drew a line in the sand, started exercising again and began running.

At first, the aim was simply to get moving.

Then I got a little bit better at it.

I started doing park runs. Then I entered a few 10Ks. Then, for reasons that still aren’t entirely clear to me, I decided to try a half marathon.

Then another one. And another one.

As I write this, I’ve now completed six half marathons, several 10Ks and plenty of park runs.

So naturally, instead of being sensible and being pleased with that progress, I decided I needed a bigger challenge.

12 half marathons in 12 days

From 9 October to 20 October 2026, I’m going to attempt to complete 12 half marathons on 12 consecutive days.

That’s more than 157 miles / 253 kilometres of running in less than two weeks.

The idea started simply as a personal challenge to mark roughly a year since I started running again. I wanted the 12 half marathons to represent the 12 months of that journey.

I’ve been training, practising running on tired legs and trying to work out the slightly ridiculous logistics of fitting all of this around normal life.

Originally, I wasn’t planning to raise money at all. This was just something I wanted to prove to myself that I could do.

Then people started finding out what I was planning.

A few suggested that if I was going to put myself through something this daft, I might as well try to do some good with it too. And they had a point.

Why Rotherham Hospice?

I’ve worked in the NHS for almost 20 years.

During that time I’ve seen patients, relatives of friends and relatives of colleagues benefit from the care provided by Rotherham Hospice.

Hospice care supports people and their families at some of the most difficult moments of their lives, and I wanted the miles I’m running to contribute, in some small way, towards helping that work continue.

So that’s where this challenge changed from being entirely about me into something that might help somebody else as well.

The fundraising target

I’m keeping with the theme of 12 just to amuse my tiny mind.

After 12 years away from running, I’m attempting 12 half marathons to represent 12 months back doing it.

So my first target is:

£144

That’s £12 for each half marathon.

If we reach £144, I’ll increase the target.

If we reach that one, I’ll increase it again.

And we’ll just keep seeing how far this slightly ridiculous idea can go.

Every donation, whatever the amount, will help Rotherham Hospice.

And if you can’t donate, sharing this page or following the challenge is every bit as appreciated.

12 days.

12 half marathons.

253 kilometres.

One very questionable decision.

Let’s see what happens.