Raised so far: £1,050.00
Donate now

My story

 

Thank you very much for your donations.

Ironman UK took place on Sunday. With 1600 registered competitors from 38 countries including quite a number of professionals, it was a big event. With 15% seeing sense and not even starting, and a further 15% giving up during the race finishing was my first goal !

The 4km swim was a problem free 1hr 20 minutes, well within my target range of 1hr15 to 1hr30.

The 180km cycle took a couple of minutes under 7 hours which was in line with my expectations as it involved a quite big hill (1000ft of altitude). This was fine on the first 60km lap, but by laps 2 and 3 was quite a challenge.

The swim and bike must have weakened the small of my back - at the end of a toilet break during the bike to run transition I stood up too quickly and a I pulled a muscle. This made the first 2 or 3 miles of the marathon very painful and I was on the verge of quitting. It was only your generous sponsorship and my supporters on the course that kept me going. Over the next few miles it started to feel better and was in the unusual position of feeling more comfortable with each passing mile. Combined with the unexpected hillyness of the run course my run time of 4hr40 was nearly an hour slower than my game plan !

I was the 660th male finisher (150th in my age category), so higher in the rankings than I expected but with a slower time (13hr17) than I had anticipated  - so I guess everyone found it a difficult course !

On behalf of Scope, thank you again for generous donations.

David

Couldnt even think of doing that :) Donation by Malcolm Heard 08/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 01/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done, David. I'm surprised at the lengths you'll go to escape the drudgery of the day job! Donation by John Stokdyk 28/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Amazing - very well done. Any one of the 3 elements would be a challenge for any of us! Donation by Tina Riches 24/08/09  

£36.00 + £10.15 Gift Aid

An amazing achievement, well done !! Donation by John & staff at Capital Office 12/08/09  

£25.00

David, Very well done - a great effort Donation by Tom Sparke 09/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Dave, that is just impressive. Wow. Donation by Ivar Jenssen 05/08/09  

£25.00

Incredible achievement, clearly your insane ! Congratulations - what next ? Donation by Marc Labelda 04/08/09  

£250.00

HAPPY TO SPONSOR YOU AND GOOD LUCK Donation by JANICE BOATWRIGHT 31/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

GOOD LUCK!! Donation by K.PLANT/T.WOOD AT BKS 30/07/09  

£8.00 + £2.26 Gift Aid

David - Kenneth and Ian are pleased to support your efforts. Donation by Wolfson Associates Ltd 29/07/09  

£30.00

Hope the weather improves for you. Best of luck, Gill Locke Donation by GILLIAN A LOCKE 29/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck!!! Donation by Duchess Marlow and Bks 28/07/09  

£31.00 + £8.74 Gift Aid

The least I can do in thanks for your support at 10.00 pm on the 31st January! Donation by Tahira Evans 28/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Words fail me... Forbes you're now officially an endorphin junky. Good luck Donation by Nick Boyd 27/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck, son Donation by George Forbes 25/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck ! Donation by Chris, Linda, Adam & Lucy 25/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Rather you than me! Donation by Peter E 22/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck for this very tough event and thank you for your support in answer to my queries Donation by Michael Tanner 19/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

This is a hugely difficult physical challenge, needing many hours of mental focus & determination. Donation by Ewart Roots 09/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 03/07/09  

£25.00

Good luck David - this obviously appeals to your masochistic personality and probably results from the years spent writing taxation software. Donation by Anthony Boggiano 26/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

HOW BRAVE ! BON CHANCE MON AMI Donation by KEN BIGGS 18/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Couldn't have said it better - good luck Donation by Valerie Foord 04/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

In return for your valued support - my support Donation by Janet Palmer of Blumire Guram 27/05/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Mike Craig 20/05/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

woof woof I'll second that! Donation by Graham Davies 20/05/09  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

You are barking mad - have a great day Donation by Adam Ziya 14/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Very best of luck Donation by Mick/Frank/Spirotett 11/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done - just enjoy yourself Donation by Bill Beattie 04/05/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
Donate now
 
* Total raised online: £1,050.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £196.03

* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out how much it is and what we do for it.