In April 2021 at the end of lockdown I weighed 135kg and knew something had to change. I was badly overweight with a BMI of 37 and my diet was terrible. I was only doing weights on and off at the gym and that wasn't achieving anything. My father had passed away in sleep due to heart attack in 2019 so I knew I was heading same way unless changed quickly. In April 2021 I started to do more in way of cardio training then in 2022 started to run more and more. In March 2023 I did my first ever charity event where I completed the David Goggins 4x4x48 where I ran 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours. In May 2023 I completed in my first ever marathon race at bewl water and finished 18 out of 50. Id only ever run 1 marathon before that which was a month before to see how it went. I have never run over 27 miles in 1 go so this ultra marathon of 100km/62.5 miles will be far and away the hardest challenge I have ever done but well up for the challenge. It will be mainly off road, a lot of it on the south downs. It starts in Polegate and ends in Arundel and is called the South Coast ultra challenge.

After speaking to a good friend of mine Charles, regarding the charity UCEP and the incredible work it does to help provide education for disadvantaged children in West Africa, I decided to take on this new challenge of running the 100km Ultra-Marathon race. To hear that millions of children do not have access to basic education really hit home to me as a father myself.

I am hoping that my run will raise badly needed funds for UCEP to continue to help more children, and at same time draw attention to a problem that shouldn't exist in 2023. So, please support me by donating as much as you can through my JustGiving page. Your support will be a great boost and help me to complete this challenge!! Thank you.