I'm running 100km (62 miles) and hoping to raise some much needed money for St Lukes hospice.

St Lukes mission is to deliver the best possible palliative care. Its a game changer for those with terminal illness and their loved ones.

As St Lukes is a charity, care is freely given - but has a cost. I hope you'll consider a donation to this well worthwhile cause.

You can also revel in the notion that I'll be stumbling over the hills of Northumbria during my first ever ultramarathon!