1st April 2015: The original story is below but please scroll down further for an update. The Year of Challenges has become 18 Months of Challenges! I'm hoping to raise even more money.

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Between April 2014 and March 2015, I'm completing at least 12 challenges and hoping to raise at least £1000 for The Christie, a specialist cancer research and treatment centre in Manchester.

I'll be running, swimming, cycling, abseiling and performing other feats of physical endurance, including the Great Edinburgh Run (10 miles/16k), the Great North Swim (1 mile in Lake Windermere), and the Birmingham half marathon. In the meantime, there'll be other runs, swims, endurance events and an abseil.

For full details and updates, read my blog, Ben's Year of Challenges

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