My Activity Tracking
234
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My target 200 mi
How your support helped the RNLI in 2024
437 Lives saved
25,327 People aided by lifeboat crews and lifeguards
9,141 Lifeboat launches
I’m taking on the Mayday Mile Challenge to support RNLI volunteers
This May, I’m completing a mile-a-day challenge to help RNLI crews save lives at sea.
During summertime, more people flock to beaches and coastal towns to make the most of everything they have to offer – from glorious sunshine to adventurous watersports. And as temperatures rise, so do calls from people in trouble in the water.
By answering this Mayday call and giving a gift today, you can make a real, lifesaving difference. Your kindness will help give volunteers everything they need to launch to the rescue, and make sure they’re ready to face their busiest season.
Will you sponsor my RNLI Mayday Mile Challenge and support the courageous crews?
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Why I'm Walking 200 Miles for the RNLI
Thursday 28th May
Some of my favourite memories from childhood summers on the Gower involve standing on the beach at Horton, watching the lifeboat launch. Of course, only when everyone was okay. There's something about the sound of the engines, the speed of the crew, the way everyone on the sand stops to watch. As a kid, it felt like the closest thing to seeing real-life heroes at work.
That image has stayed with me my whole life.
Now, as a lifelong surfer still living on the Gower, the RNLI isn't a distant charity or a nostalgic memory. It's part of daily life. Every time I paddle out, I know that if something goes wrong, there's a team of volunteers ready to drop everything and come and find me. People with families, jobs, and their own lives, who train relentlessly so the rest of us can enjoy the sea safely.
That's why I signed up for the Mayday Mile.
What I didn't expect was how much the challenge itself would do for me.
A mile a day doesn't sound like much, but doing it consistently, no matter the weather or how busy the day has been, has changed something. An hour outside, no phone, no inbox, no noise. Just the coastline I've loved my whole life and the sound of my own footsteps.
It's been a proper reminder that looking after your head doesn't always need a big intervention. Sometimes it's just movement, fresh air, and a bit of space to think. Some of my best ideas this month have come on those walks. So have some of my calmest moments.
If you've been feeling stuck or overwhelmed lately, I genuinely can't recommend it enough. Get outside. Walk somewhere. Even a mile.
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