Three peaks? To easy I said. Lets cycle between them I said. Bloomin idiot they said!
My son was born with a little known condition called Tracheo Oesophageal Fistula with assosciated Oesophageal Atresia (or TOF/OA if you find that a bit of a mouthful)! This means that his food and windpipe got all plumbed in back to front and sideways and needed 8 operations to fix it and enable him to eat/drink/swallow and breath. The charity I am raising for help parents of these children through the difficult times that they face. We consider ourselves lucky because our son had a relatively minor condition to repair (8 operations of minor) and the charity also supports families with kids who are a lot worse off than us with all kinds of associated nasty complications and I think they do a great job.
The Three Peaks Challenge is to climb the 3 highest mountains in the British isles (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike & Snowdon) in under 24 hours driving between them. I figured it might be more interesting/challenging to cycle between the mountains (540 miles) over a 10 day period in June 2011 (3 days climbing, 7 days cycling at an average of 77 and a bit miles a day). Completely self sufficient, with no support team carrying all my own camping kit, food and clothing. Check out my blog http://www.threepeaksonabike.blogspot.com/
I didn't think this was good enough soooo...
I'm entering THE GRIM (name says it all really) http://www.grimchallenge.co.uk/ on the 4th of December. Check it out, it doesn't look pleasant! 8 miles off road running in the middle of winter across tank testing tracks, through mud puddles, under cammo nets etc, yuck!
I still didn't think this was enough soooo...
I'm entering the Fleet half marathon and running 13 odd miles for a bit of a laugh!
If I can do all this then the least YOU can do is dig deep into your generous pockets and donate as much as you possibly can to this very worth while cause. you can donate at my just giving page www.justgiving.com/frank-mullen and don't forget to tick the gift aid box!
Thank you in advance for your generosity and don't forget to check my blog for updates on the challenges. There will also be some photos of me in various states of mud covered pain wracked distress for you to chuckle at/admire!
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So please dig deep and donate now.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and don't forget to follow my blog for updates on the challenges www.threepeaksonabike.blogspot.com. There will also be some photos of me in various states of mud covered pain wracked distress for you to chuckle at/admire!
