<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Last Summer I embarked on a campaign to get myself fit and to keep me on track I entered Blenheim Triathlon on June 4th 2011.&nbsp; To get myself ready for this I have employed a personal trainer, been on a Bootcamp and learnt to love exercising again.&nbsp; In addition to the Triathlon I have also entered two open water swims - the Great North Swim and the Great London Swim, both 1 mile long.&nbsp; I have to say that there is absolutely no way in the world I would have been able to complete any of these challenges when I first made this commitment to do them!</p> <p>In February this year a former student of mine, Alex, died after a 4 year battle with cancer.&nbsp; He was diagnosed in Year 13 before he took his A-levels and showed incredible courage and determination to try and beat the disease.&nbsp; He nominated the Bone Cancer Research Trust as the charity he would like to have money donated to.&nbsp; Primary Bone Cancer is a rare disease most common in active young men like Alex.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have now completed the Blenheim Triathlon and can safely say that the knowledge that I was raising money for this charity, and in Alex's memory, helped me to keep going in the tricky bits (like the run!).&nbsp; Training continues now for the next event - the Great North Swim.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>