40-B4-40

18/04/2025

Sorry that I have been quiet, I have been on my jollys.

Here are the next few runs I will be doing if anyone wants to come and join me.

Alternatively you can support my by donating here

https://www.justgiving.com/page/40b440

06/04/2025

Run 12/40 - virtual 10k run

This was a little bittersweet. I really wanted to do this in Southampton but the timings wasn't on my side, so I did a virtual run in honour of Darren Edwards, a colleague and friend.

While I was running, I thought of the short time but good times that I knew him.

He was my AMC Dad, took me under his wing when I first started this job and gave me advice and guidance when I was struggling.

So although I couldn't be there in Southampton, I did my little tribute in my own little way.

04/04/2025

Hi Everyone,

On Sunday Andys Man Club will be at the ABP Southampton Marathon. We have named this event “In Darrens Footsteps” to honour Darren Edwards.

Darren was a member of staff, a close colleague and a good friend to all of us at the office but he tragically died of a heart attack in Feb 2024.

This is an amazing event to honour Darren and I am kicking myself that I can be there as I will going away shortly after the event which makes the journey impossible.

So I thought to myself, how do I honour Darren wholes doing my year challenge. Today it hit me, I will do a virtual 10k at the same time as the race happens.

So on Sunday at 9.45am, I will run a 10k as my 12th run.

I will putting a tracking link on the day so you can follow my progress and if anyone would like to join, please dm me.

If you want to support this by donating, please click on the the donation link in the comments

29/03/2025

RUN 11/40 - 34.10 PB

Usually I would go off the park run time however I was waiting for over a minute to get to the start of the race as there was way to many people there (931 to exact). So I'm going off my watch.

So there are a few wins here.

1. New PB

2. On the 31st December ( the day before starting this challenge) I weighed myself and I came in at 244.2lbs (17st 6.2lbs) and I have been doing the weight loss carefully as I was mindful of doing these crazy diets and starving myself, only to start putting the weight on again.

Today I weighed myself and I am 233lbs (16st 9lbs)

So I have done over 10 runs whiles losing 10lbs

🤯

If anyone want to support this journey, please donate to my link in my bio

28/03/2025

TOMORROW NUMBER 11 HAPPENS

Tomorrow, I will be running my 11th Run out of 40 for Andys Man Club.

Come and join me, have a chat and a laugh.

If you can't make it, then please can you do one of two things

1. Donate what you can, if this is 20p, 50p, £1 or more.

Every penny raised goes to opening and supporting more men

You can donate by going to https://www.justgiving.com/page/40b440

2. Tell one man about , by doing this small act, it would help that one man get the help and support he needs

See some of you tomorrow

26/03/2025

I did my first 10k, it was fun but also quite hard. But I did it

26/03/2025

CAN YOU HELP ME

I now only need £709.78 to hit my goal.

I'm trying to get this so I achieve raising £15,000 for Andys Man Club

So if you can afford £5, £1 or 50p

Anything you can do really helps

https://www.justgiving.com/page/40b440

23/03/2025

https://www.justgiving.com/page/40b440

22/03/2025

APOLOGIES FOR THE LONG VIDEO

Just needed to get something off my chest

https://www.justgiving.com/page/40b440

16/03/2025

RUN 9/40

I forgot to post this is yesterday.

My legs decided to give up half way through but managed to get this done.

Still a good time

Next week will be my 10th run so if anyone wants to join me next week, I will be at Heaton Park.

05/03/2025

Hi all,

In 2 month time, I will be doing my first big run.

Currently, I have done 7 Runs which have been park runs.

But I will be doing the Great Birmingham 10k and 2 weeks later I will be doing The Great Manchester Run.

In total, I will be running 40 runs before my 40th birthday.

This is going to a tough challenge for me. I have chronic knee pain, arthritis in my lower back and I am being scanned later this month for arthritis in my upper back.

To be honest, my GP said this is not a good idea and strongly advised me not to do it. However, a lot of people knows me and know I am a very stubborn man and don't like being told I can't do something.

So I need your help, I want to raise £954.78 because it would mean I would have raised £15,000 for Andys Man Club in 3 years.

If anyone can spare a few quid to support this, please donate by going to https://www.justgiving.com/page/40b440

All the money raised goes toward supporting 270+ clubs across the uk and help open new clubs.

01/03/2025

RUN 7 of 40

01/03/2025

Run 7/40 - Its a special one for me today.

4 years ago today, I walk through the door of a Andys Man Club, struggling because I lost my dad a few month before, worried I would be judged, and truefully not willing to talk that night.

I was stuck in my car not wanting to come out when a guy called David came to my door, knocked on and encouraged me out.

Since that day, my whole life and career has changed.

I now work for the club that changed me, get to open new clubs and encourage more men to talk.

4 years ago, I was a broken Man, 4 years later, I am a changed Man

15/02/2025

RUN 5 OF 40

Quite proud of this.

Due to a injury to my ankle I haven't be able to any runs so when I came back I thought was go back a few steps.

My ankle held up and I managed to do a personal best at Chaddy Park. 38.30

Its not my overall pb but I was quite proud as myself because chaddy park was over 41 mins.

02/02/2025

40-B4-40 Update

Within my 40 Runs, I have signed up to some big events

I will be doing;

Great Birmingham Run - 4th May
Great Manchester Run - 18th May
The Swifty Run Manchester - 5th July
Great North Run - 7th September
Oldham Halloween Half - 26th October

All the events I am doing including the park runs will come to 247.2km or 153.6 miles.

I am doing this to raise money for Andys Man Club

So if you can, please help me hit my target and donate by going to https://justgiving.com/page/40b440

31/01/2025

Details to donate is in the comments

25/01/2025

Absolutely buzzing about this one

I have been doing this running nonsense since beginning of December and I had some goals which was to hit 5k under 40 mind before the end of January and then under 35 mins before end of March. Then I can focus on 10k.

Today I did a 5k run in 37 minutes

One goal hit, onto the next one

23/01/2025