Come and join in the fun

.   Why not come along and join in the fun on Saturday to raise awareness of mental health issues and to raise funds for the Blurt Foundation and Mind in memory of Dan Rhodes. It will be close to the second anniversary of his passing and will mark the end of a year of … Continue reading Come and join in the fun

Help us try and reach our target 

Come along and help us try to make it to our fundraising target for the blurt foundation and mind. The Grand Finale is coming this Saturday at the Regen Centre in Riccall (Landing Lane, York, YO19) As well as @stu_middleton cycling 100 miles there will be the opportunity to join in yourself, cake sale, competition … Continue reading Help us try and reach our target 

Rowing the distance of the English Channel – 2 January 2016

As it had only been 4 days since the 5km swimming challenge, it soon seemed to have got to the next one. Even though it had just been New Year, I had been to the gym on each of the days in between to keep up my training. I was feeling much fitter after having … Continue reading Rowing the distance of the English Channel – 2 January 2016

5km Swimming Challenge – 29 December 2015

After having to cancel the Men's Health Survival of the fittest in November following my altercation with a door and then the weeks of illness that followed, it hasn't left much time for the remaining challenges. After all of the great work done by Cath & Ben Rhodes, Barry & Brenda Rhodes, Mary Potter and … Continue reading 5km Swimming Challenge – 29 December 2015

The Final Countdown – new challenges and more!

Today has seen the start of the week of sponsored swims. It was all dived off by Dan's parents Barry and Brenda and will be followed on Saturday by Dan's wife and son, Cath and Ben. They have all be fundraising for the Blurt Foundation and Mind to try and get us closer to our … Continue reading The Final Countdown – new challenges and more!

New Updates

The training blog has been updated along with the completed challenges and the photo gallery. The sponsorship total has continued to rise thanks to some more amazing donations and we're now over £3,300 including gift aid. The lovely folks at Local Giving are currently matching donations up to £10 so if you're thinking of donating, … Continue reading New Updates

Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest Urban Obstacle Race – Nottingham 10 October 2015

In keeping with how things seem to have gone so far this year, the race seemed to have come around far too quickly. Training hadn’t really been going well since the Wiggle Yorkshire Tour Sportive when I had a sports massage to ease my back ache. Since then I seem to have had more problems … Continue reading Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest Urban Obstacle Race – Nottingham 10 October 2015

The Struggle Within

Saturday 10 October is World Mental Health Day which is the annual global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. The theme for 2015 is dignity in mental health. I will be celebrating the day by taking on another one of the ‘Do It For Dan’ challenges in Nottingham. I will be tackling the … Continue reading The Struggle Within