Rock-climber turned runner Colin Watts, who will run the length of the Pembs coastal path for the brain injury association.

Colin Watts, aged 41, begins his 180 mile run on May 27th in Saundersfoot, and aims to finish in Cardigan on the 1st of June.

"Pembrokeshire is an area I'm familiar with from climbing, and have spent many great holidays there," explained Colin.

"Also the coastal path is the perfect distance for the amount of time I have in which to do it. 30 miles a day puts it at exactly the right length. Plus, you can't get lost. Just remember - keep sea on left, land on right... You're laughing."

Colin sustained multiple serious injuries after falling whilst climbing at Cwm Silyn. All told, he fell around 200 metres, bouncing off ice and rocky steps. He sustained a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage in his head, a ruptured spleen, two broken vertebra, a broken pelvis, a broken wrist, and other cuts and abrasions.

He then spent five weeks in hospital in Bangor, and then moved to Swindon's Great Western Hospital. For the following seven months, he attended the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease in Bath.

Colin hopes to raise £5,000 for Headway - the brain injury association - by doing the run. Although he didn't use Headway extensively himself, it made him realise that others wouldn't be so lucky in making such a remarkable recovery as he did.

"I have been to the Headway centres in Swindon and Bath, and there are people who are receiving help from car accidents and falls and they have been badly affected, so my run is all about helping those who have been less fortunate than me," he said.

"Plus Headway's not a very well-known charity, so I would like to raise its profile. As head injuries are a bit like a hidden ailment, the chances are that you will only find out about how much Headway help if you or someone you know are directly involved."

To sponsor him, or keep track of his run, visit www.colinwatts.co.uk.