The Summer Deaflympics 2025 will be held in Tokyo, Japan in November 2025 where we aim to win our 250th GB Deaflympics medal.

Can you help us get there?

Elite deaf athletes and the DeaflympicsGB Team receive no funding from the UK Government. Zero - not a single penny.

Your generous donations will directly support and fund the DeaflympicsGB team on their journey to Tokyo for the Summer Deaflympics in 2025.

Donations will help pay for their flights, accommodation, preparations, food, kit and technical support.

How You Can Make a Difference:

1. Financial Support: every donation counts! You are supporting the dream of every deaf athlete to represent their country at the Deaflympics.

2. Spread the Word: please share this page with your friends, family, and social networks.

3. Encouragement: share your support, cheer on our deaf athletes who are training hard day in and day out.

Thank you for all your support,

DeaflympicsGB Team

The Challenge!

I will be taking on 3 x 100 mile ultra running events as follows:

1. UTMB Arc of Attrition 100 mile ultra on the 24th January 2025

2. UTMB Snowdon 100 mile ultra on 16th May 2025

3. Wales Ultra Trail 100 mile July 2025

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About me

I started my ultra running journey through a local running group in 2018 and participated in 3 ultra running challenges with my deaf twin brother Alasdair doing the Jurassic Coast, lake district and peak district 50K that has helped me with mental health and well being by being active and out on the hills.

My ultra training is varied from doing 5K park runs with my friends and family to hill training sessions in Burnley, Glossop or Entwistle reservoir and from time to time I go to Yorkshire dales, Snowdonia or Lakes to run or hike up big hills.

My running buddies at the local running group Dukes Drive Monton are my training buddies that i can rely on for support and encouragments.

I have tried to attempt the 100 mile wales trail ultra in the summer of 2024 and got a DNF after 90 miles. Despite the DNF, I am still very determined to reach my goal in completing my first 100mile ultra in the most challenging of terrain and conditions starting in the middle of the UK winter. The Arc of Attrition is organised by UTMB and the race start at Coverack in Cornwall and finish at Portowan.

I will be supported by my lovely partner in crime Ruth Montgomery and my brother Al who has crewed me on my previous ultra trail races in 2024 so I am fortunate to have a very capable and mobile crew team to meet me along the key checkpoints.

Follow me on my 100 mile ultra training journey for the next 2 months to participate in the most gruelling 100 mile race in the UK in the middle of the winter Arc of Attrition.

Prior to the race day, you can follow me on the live link as I will be carrying a GPS tracker and looking forward to your messages of encouragement and remind me not to stop or dally wag! One step forward and always keep moving!

I have 9 weeks of training to go and will be posting my training days on this channel so you can all follow me until the race day.

Cape Diem!