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In January I'm running the Dopey Challenge to raise funds for Thringstone Miner's Social Centre.

The Dopey Challenge takes place at Walt Disney World in Florida and is made up of 4 races.

1. On Thursday you run 5k (easy, right?)
2. On Friday you run 10k (getting just a little bit harder)
3. On Saturday you run 13.1 miles (that's a half-marathon to you and I)
4. And on Sunday you finish off with a full 26.2 mile marathon

That's 48.6 miles over in old money.

I'm doing all of this because I want to - it's a holiday (of sorts) - but it seems to me it's also a great opportunity to raise funds for a charity close to my heart.

Thringstone Miner's Social Centre, where I am a trustee, is an amazing charity and resource for Thringstone and our neighbouring villages.

The centre was opened nearly ten years ago but it runs on a shoestring; we need money for maintenance, but we've also got big plans.

We want to convert our floodlights to environmentally friendly LED.

We want to convert the unloved rec ground, which the charity owns, into a 4G training ground for club and community use.

We want to improve the permanent play facilities for our pre-school children with story-telling chairs and outdoor canopies.

We want to see football being played once more at a senior league level.

And we want our community and neighbours to know that Thringstone Miners Social Centre is a place for them.

If you can then please donate a few pounds. It will make training so much easier and the money goes to a brilliant cause.

And who wouldn't want to hear about me doing 20+ mile training runs in the middle of December? It's going to be torture.

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