Following on from last year's collosal efforts, I still have the hunger to get to the magical £10,000 target for the wonderful St. Michael's Hospice. And this year, there is a twist...

After one of the fund raising events last year, when in September I ran a 50 mile Ultra with a 38lb weighted bergen on my back, I developed some symptoms that led me to seek medical advice.

Some scans, an X-ray, a CT scan and a biopsy later, the verdict came back: High grade diffuse B cell non-hodgkin lymphoma. The irony that I had contracted cancer whilst raising money for my sister's memory after her own brave battle against cancer was not lost on me.

As I stand and fight my own battle now, I take this opportunity to do something for the Hospice again - so many families like mine rely on those fine nurses to care for them and their loved one in these dark times.

I will be completing 2025 miles in 2025 as I fight my own battle against cancer, as I recover from chemotherapy and regain all the strength and fitness I have had until this year.

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St. Michael's Hospice:

The Hospice multi-disciplinary team includes doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, complementary therapists, social workers, chaplains and counsellors. These specialist Hospice staff work together and often in partnership with the NHS to relieve patients’ symptoms, control their pain and help them to live well until the end of life. It is vital that everyone that needs it has the appropriate care and support they need to cope with the complex feelings and lifestyle changes caused by a terminal illness.