MY 100 ULTRAS CHALLENGE - 2024 PROGRAMME

(Quick link to my donations page, click here: Wonderful )

(And I've a Facebook fundraiser if that's easier for you, which ends in mid-October.)

Thanks for stopping by my blog.👍

I've done all my actual ultras - as opposed to my virtual ones - through https://www.actionchallenge.com

They are a wonderful company who cannot do too much for you. Highly recommended. And I shall be doing 4 events with them this year:

The London Winter Walk at the end of January (accompanied by my two granddaughters and one of their boyfriends!); Easter50 Challenge; the Thames Path100 Challenge  (continuous); and the Chiltern50 in September, also in September. 🙂

Here I try and detail all my ultra adventures - don't always succeed, as I'm not the most disciplined bloke in the world - both for my own amusement, and for anyone who is interested. I do ultra marathons for two reasons - one because they're bloody good fun, and, more importantly, they are also a means of fundraising for charities which are dear to my heart, and benefit the animals. 

I appreciate that times are hard - but these are also difficult times for charities, as I'm sure you'll appreciate. Through my ultras, I'm fundraising for Viva! who have been very active rescuing animals from Ukraine - and have an animal sanctuary in Poland. They also do sterling work exposing the horrors of animal abuse in farms and slaughterhouses. Here's a link for anyone who is in a position to donate, Wonderful * (whose services are completely free). Many, many thanks for the awesome support my efforts are receiving! And the animals thank you, also.

*If you have any trouble with this link, please email me at paulwyoud(at)gmail.com.

I have several people to whom I look for inspiration - and I found most of these on Rich Roll's podcast. Rich Roll himself, of course, is one of my heroes, being a vegan ultra runner and ironman extraordinaire. Through his podcasts I've been introduced to a whole range of endurance athletes and positive thinkers. David Goggins and Fiona Oakes, stand out - two of the most inspirational athletes around today.

MY 31 x 31 x 31 CHALLENGE. FUNDRAISING FOR VIVA!

Once again, I'm fundraising for Viva! - which campaigns for animals on many fronts. They do tremendous work, which I'm proud to support.

I’ve set myself the challenge of visiting 31 Care Homes over 31 days, with 31 chocolate cakes, to fundraise for Viva! the animal rights charity. My intention also is to demonstrate the effectiveness of whole-food plant-based nutrition as it applies to me.

I walk to my local pub - The Merry Monk, in Monkton Heathfield - then I measure the distance from there to the care home(s) and back. Everyone who donates is encouraged to guess the entire distance I will walk, visiting the 31 homes - the nearest guess will win a Viva Hamper. The cookery book alone is well worth it!

[26/7/24 - I've posted an update further down this post.]