So I'm joining Phil's team as part of his 10x7 March Challenge fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK, aiming to raise money to fight this most cruel of diseases.

Whilst Phil pounds the streets of mid-Wales, I'll be on a rowing machine at home, trying to match his 10K times as I aim for the magic daily 10,000m figure on the onboard performance monitor, culminating in the last 10k row in a gym in Welshpool for the 10x7 finale. For me, that'll wind the clock back some 30-plus years to when I used to row competitively - let's see if I've still got it in me in my more advanced years..!

Please take a moment also to visit Phil's fundraising page, to see the powerful motivation behind his challenge - I know that his father will be in his thoughts throughout the fundraising challenge.