The Journey Ahead...
Picking a challenge is something I enjoy. Taking a already ridiculous adventure and making it much more challenging posts the endorphins that is until the realisation of what is actually ahead hits home!
But raising money and awareness for these wonderful charities is what pushes me on and hopefully gets me to the end.
Anglesey Trail Half Marathon
Sunday 1st November 2026
Sunday 1st November 2026
I have taken on the Anglesey Half Marathon four times in the past and Mum loved coming to support me on the event. She loved North Wales. Anglesey and Llandudno. I used to book an extra day in Llandudno for her Birthday after the race. I had planned to tick off my 5th race but unfortunately due to a bad knee injury I had to postpone the start of the M4C Challenge from March 2026 to November 2026. The 2027 half was too close to the Arctic challenge, so I switched to the trail event in November 2026.
The trail half marathon is held on 1st November 2026 takes you through Newborough Forest, Anglesey. It will be strange heading to Anglesey and taking on a run without Mum in supporting in person but I know she’ll be with me in spirit.
Malaga Half Marathon
Sunday 7th November 2026
Straight after the Anglesey Trail half it is off to Malaga for another half marathon, this time on tarmac!
The Malaga half marathon is held on the 7th November, in previous years it was held in December so is a quick turn around for me this year, but with hopefully decent Spanish weather will make up for two half marathons in a week!
Liverpool Santa Dash
Sunday 6th December
The santa dash is a 5k run around some of the most iconic landmarks in Liverpool, and as the name suggests its done dressed as santa!
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Rapha Festive 500
24th to the 31st December
Whilst the majority of the country sits and eats, drinks and be merry, I will be cycling 500 kilometres in 8 days over the festive period. Sounds challenging enough but throw in dark mornings and evenings, December cold and rain and Christmas festivities it becomes a whole lot more difficult!
Rat Race Arctic Circle
12 - 16 March 2027
Challenge 6 moves into the new year and on to Scandinavia, well above the Arctic Circle. This is a bucket list event for me, experiencing a completely different environment of that in the North of England.
The challenge takes place over 3 days:
Day 1involves cycling on fat bikes! We leave our base in Kilpisjarvi and in temperatures down to minus 20 and cycling through this snow the 30km will be pretty brutal. Hopefully the amazing views will await though!
Day 2 involves putting on skis and heading 21km to Lake Saanajarvi and our wildness camp, where a camp fire will await and hopefully some amazing view of the Northern Lights.
Day 3 is all about the snowshoes as we head for the summit of the mighty Saana, and there will be no hiding as the mountain dominates the skyline as we push on for 21km to our finish at the 3 nations cairn before our reward of a snowmobile ride back to Kilpisjarvi and a celebration of a tough job well done!
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Pendle Witches Way Hike
April 2027
This is a hike I’ve wanted to tackle for a while now. Pendle Hill dominates the skyline around my part of East Lancashire and the story of the Pendle Witches is something we learnt as children and often headed to Pendle Hill with our parents on Halloween with hundreds of others.
The route follows the path from Sabden to Lancaster the poor souls took on their final journey to Lancaster Castle, where they were tried for witchcraft and sentenced to death by hanging.
Despite a petition of over 12,000 signatures the ladies have never been pardoned of their crimes.
There are lots of websites outlining the story of the Pendle Witches, but Historic UK is quite detailed.
The route starts at Sabden and heads over Pendle Hill through Clitheroe and over the stunning but rather remote Trough of Bowland and on to Lancaster. The aim is to complete the route in 2 days.
Llandudno Duathlon
27 June 2027
Way of the Roses 3 Peaks Duathlon
July 2027
Setting off from Morecambe around 7pm and following the Way of the Roses route until a slight detour to Horton In Ribblesdale. Then its off with the bike gear and on with the hiking gear to trek the Y3P overnight at around 9.30pm. Aiming to complete in around 8 hours, it will be back on the bike around 5.30am and the brutal climb out of Settle and the remaining 135 miles to Bridlington.
