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I am undertaking the biggest sporting challenge of my 51 years in aid of the Smile Team - a worldwide organisation with the aim of establishing free cleft lip and palate surgery in the developing world.  This horrible condition is so easy to cure; skilled treatment can prevent a child being ostracised and disadvantaged for life.

After 5 years of a pretty sedentary life, the time has come to get off my sofa, and onto my bike!  Although this may well prove to be "a little bit ambitious" I am going to give it my best shot. 

For those of you not in the know - I will be undertaking a 1.2 mile open water swim in Chasewater reservoir (with its well known population of vicious sharks, and miscellaneous slimy things), followed by a hilly 56 mile bike race, and then just to finish me off a 13.1 mile half marathon...

Easy...

 "Pain is just weakness leaving the body".  

or so I am told...