Those of you who know me, know I'm not adverse to pushing myself to the limit!!!!!

So I thought I would raise money for the NCT by taking part in some very different running events

1. A Mountain Ultra-Marathon race
2. My first London Marathon
3. Endure 24 (solo race)
   
4. Lakes Ultra Marathon

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30th-31st of August 2019: UTMB CCC race over the Alps

• 101km mountain race (63 miles)
• 6100m of ascent 
• High altitudes
• Through 3 countries
• From Courmayeur in the Italian Alps, to Chamonix in France.

26th April 2020: My first London Marathon (postponed until October 2021)

• 26.2 mile road race (42 km)
• Across London

12th-14th June 2020: Endure 24 (solo race) (postponed until July 2021)

• 5mile loop course in the Berkshire countryside
• 24 hour time allowance
• Solo race

13th June 2021: Lakes Ultra 

• 100km ultra Marathon
• Solo race

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In February 2018 Carly and I welcomed our first child Jack in to the family. Lets just say, having a baby was a culture shock!

With no local family and few friends with young families, Carly turned to volunteering with the NCT. Through this she created a support network of parents and children, to mimic the close families we had both grown up with. We hadn't done a postnatal NCT course, therefore hadn't made the pivotal friendship group that parents have relied on for decades!

Carly especially feels very strongly about the mission of the NCT to improve parental knowledge for antenatal/postnatal issues and raise awareness of key issues such as breastfeeding support, PND etc. The NCT also strives to assist parents to create circles of support which we definitely found to be the case. Carly now runs her own parent/child group and volunteers at other groups specifically with the aim to support other parents. 

Carly continued running online support groups during the 2020 COVID lockdowns whilst pregnant , and now volunteers to run the Wokingham Branch with our two sons as her mini Wingmen.

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I support the NCT because I saw how much being involved with the NCT really improved my wife's experience of being a mother!

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Any and all support will be gratefully received! 

Help me raise a minimum of £1500 to help the National Childbirth Trust charity support local parent / child groups and country wide campaigns for safety / awareness / medical change.