I am doing the South West 50K ultra marathon in Somerset. The Full 50 km loop challenge, with over 1600m of climb, starts from the basecamp beneath Dunster Castle, and heads to the coast and the official Minehead start of the famous 630 mile South West Coastal Path. The coastal path provides fantastic views across the Bristol Channel towards South Wales in the distance. The historic village of Porlock marks the half way point – then it’s through forests and into the beautiful Exmoor National Park. Across moorland and a climb up Dunkery Beacon – Exmoor’s highest point – with amazing panoramic views, before descending towards Minehead and onto the finish line on the lawns below Dunster basecamp where a very welcome finish line celebration awaits.

I’m doing this challenge in memory of my brother Edward Argent who suddenly passed away in April 2021 at the age of 33, and I am raising money for Stowupland Cricket Foundation. Ed had a passion for a lot of sport but his main love was cricket. He started playing cricket at the age of 16 for the local side Mill Green where he stayed loyal playing there his whole life. His highlight was scoring 103 his highest score for the club.

Below is the link to the foundation website explaining what they do.

https://stowuplandcricketf.wixsite.com/stowupland-cricket-f/what-we-do