After a few years of trying, my best friend Heather has finally persuaded me to take part in a triathlon in 2010. I think this is a great opportunity to get fit, have fun and raise money for a very good cause, all at the same time.
Anyone who knows me, knows that i am extremely passionate about rugby. I have therefore chosen Hearts and Balls as my charity.
I was hoping to be able to keep this page updated with random, fun photos and information on my "progress" to becoming a super-fit triathlete, but there is a limit on the amount of pictures i can put up. I do however, have a group on facebook, which has numerous pictures and updates. Please join the group at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=397562130211&ref=ts
Thank you for taking the time to look at this page and I do hope you can help support Hearts & Balls and myself. In the words of a well known supermarket "Every Little Helps".
Background on Hearts and Balls
Hearts and Balls was conceived in 1999 when a player from the Lismore Rugby Club in Edinburgh suffered a serious spinal injury that left him paralysed. Having run a highly successful appeal, Lismore decided to widen its support to cover other players impacted by serious injury or illness. Thus, Hearts and Balls came into being, with the aim of ‘helping rugby help its own’. Since then, we’ve helped numerous players and families.
Hearts and Balls has now been in existence for almost 10 years and in that time have grown in profile, financial strength and impact in the rugby and wider community.
They set out to help players and families who had been impacted by catastrophic injury and our assistance was generally financial or focused around appeal advice. Over recent years Hearts & Balls have developed knowledge around a number of other issues such as equipment, counselling and contacts and have been able to impart this to those who need it most.
They have also extended their reach to include assistance to those in the rugby community impacted by serious illness or bereavement and this additional strand of their reach has been welcomed by those we have been able to help at times when they are most vulnerable.
