Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to visit this page, please, please, please read this full explanation of what I am doing and for who.

My name is Matt, and I’ve been running now for about two years. My next and by far most challenging race is the Peddars Way Ultra Marathon in just ONE week’s time (I thought it was two, is wasn’t, I’m in trouble)!! The route is a daunting 48 miles from the Suffolk border all the way up to the North Norfolk Coast, and is off-road across uneven and, at this time of year, waterlogged terrain. On top of this I will be wearing Vibram Five-Fingers, a porous, toe-sock style ‘shoe’ which offers no protection from the elements, and only 2mm of rubber between me and the ground. It is far beyond anything I have attempted before, it’s nearly two full marathons stuck together, those who complete it spend a whole day doing so! I have no idea how I will do it! Pure bloody-mindedness and a total disregard for my own well-being is my best-guess, as well as your support. All I can be sure of is it will hurt. A lot. There is no getting away from that. I try not to think about it too much because it is frightening. Not nearly as frightening as losing your identity to dementia, however. That is why, with only two weeks to go, when it belatedly dawned on me that to take something this daunting on without raising money for a good cause was quite selfish, I opted for Alzheimer’s Research UK. So many of us have been affected by this horrible and cruel disease, my Nan-in-law has it, and anything that can be done to help treat, maybe even prevent it in future is something very dear to me. 

Any help you can give will mean the world.

Thank you.

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