Hi,

You can sponsor me by text if you text the following to 70070:

"JEFF80 £3", without the speech marks - that will donate £3, obviously.  Feel free to change that number down (boo) or up (yay).

I am competing in 10 events between May 2013 and January 2014, with any money received going to "Pass It On Africa", a small charity begun by 2 people i met in 2008 when i interviewed them for a documentary i was trying to make.  They ran the charity in their spare time and gave everything they had to it.  I never forgot about their level of dedication and wanted to try to do something for their charity. It has expanded a bit now as a charity but still needs all the help it can get.

At the time i was meant to participate in their organised event, the Heroes Run (event 2 of my 10), but i capitulated and didn't turn up.  This year i am making up for it by completing 10 events (including the Heroes Run in May) and raising money for their charity.

The 10 events i am entered for are:

1 – The Maldon Mud Race, Maldon, Essex http://www.maldonmudrace.com
Sunday 5th May - 400 metre dash over mud flats

2 – The Heroes Run, Brighton, East Sussex  http://www.heroesrun.org.uk
Sunday 19th May - 5KM run (fancy dress optional but encouraged)

3 – Blenheim Triathlon, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire  http://www.theblenheimtriathlon.com
Saturday 8th June - “Super Sprint Distance” – 400m swim, 13.2km bike, 2.9km run

4 – The Great East Swim, Alton Water reservoir, near Ipswich, Suffolk http://www.greatswim.org/events/great-east-swim/Default.aspx
Saturday 22nd June -1/2 mile (800m) swim

5 – The Virgin Active London Triathlon, Royal Victoria Dock, London http://www.thelondontriathlon.co.uk
Saturday 27th July - “Sprint Distance” – 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run

6 – Spartan Race “London”, Pippingford Park, Nutley, East Sussex (nowhere near London) http://www.spartanrace.com/london-obstacle-racing-spartan-sprint-2013.html
Sunday 25th August - 5KM trail run including obstacle course

7 – Diamond Triathlon, Eton Dorney Lake, Windsor http://www.humanrace.co.uk/events/triathlon/diamond-tri
Sunday 8th September - “Olympic Distance”1500m swim, 40km bike, 10km run

8 – London to Brighton off-road bike race http://www.spartanrace.com/london-obstacle-racing-spartan-sprint-2013.html
Saturday 21st September - 75mile ish off road (bridal ways and forest tracks)

9 – Survival of the Fittest, Battersea Power Station, Londonhttp://www.mhsurvival.co.uk/index.html
Saturday 16th November - 10km run including obstacle course

10 – Hellrunner “down south”, Longmoor camp, Hampshire http://www.hellrunner.co.uk
Saturday 4th January 2014 - 10-12mile (16-19km ish) run with obstacle course

My blog is here:

http://iamjeffhorne.wordpress.com/

...where you can read the full story.

The person with the highest donation by Sunday 28th April can choose the costume I wear for the Heroes Run on the 19th of May based on a certain level of decency and availability...not Borat!