I have often thought about trying for a place in the Marathon des Sables, but always managed to find an excuse not to – too busy at work, family, not enough time to train etc, etc. When I left the Army last summer I needed to find a physical challenge to keep me motivated – what better excuse? It will be the 30th running of the event and I will be 40 in the same year; a mid life crisis!
I wanted to give myself a good reason to prepare for and complete the event, so finding a great charity was key. MENCAP was just the ticket, a really good charity that has experience in the MdS – I aim to raise at least £10k for them.
If you would like to sponsor me then please take a look at my just giving page. I welcome your comments!
https://www.justgiving.com/Ben-Richards6/
Dales to Dunes 