ENDURANCE FOR CHARITY

I shall be taking part in 4 endurance events and a full body waxing (arguably endurance...!) to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, in memory of Louise Wood. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the UK's most common inherited diseases. The events shall be completed solo, though I will have others completing(hopefully!)  the events with me.

Cystic Fibrosis information -  http://www.cftrust.org.uk/aboutcf/whatiscf/ 

THE EVENTS

Full Body Waxing - 11th September 2010

Tesco Car Park, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield

(Target: not to cry)

Tatton Park Triathlon - 19th September 2010

Cheshire

(Target time: 1hr 25mins)

http://www.tattontriathlon.co.uk/ 

Men's Health Survival of the Fittest - 9th October 2010

Nottingham City Centre

(Target time: 1hr 45mins)

http://www.mhsurvival.co.uk/

Ben Nevis Mountain Run - October 2010

Scottish Highlands

(Target time of 2hr 40mins (ascent and descent combined))

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis

Tough Guy - 30th January 2011

Staffordshire, Nr Wolverhampton

(Target time 2hrs 30mins)

 http://www.toughguy.co.uk/ 

LOUISE WOOD

These challenges are in memory of Martin and Christine's daughter Louise, who died 10 years ago this October aged 17, just two months after undergoing a heart and lung transplant. It was Louise's decision to have the operation and a typically courageous one. Louise was a great inspiration to everyone who knew her - she made as few concessions as possible for her condition, very rarely complained or let it get her down and lived her life to the full. She was an accomplished horse rider, a fearless thrill seeker with a great sense of fun and in spite of long periods of absence from school still managed to gain five good GCSE grades. Her Child of Achievement award, presented by former Prime Minister John Major in 1998, was richly deserved - recognition not only of her success in completing a sponsored 3 mile stage of the New York marathon but also of her indomitable spirit. 

Our chosen charity is the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which not only provides invaluable support to those who have the condition but is also very active in medical research to find better treatments. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition, with around 1 in every 25 of the population a carrier of the faulty gene. There is a 1 in 4 chance of any baby born to two carrier parents having the condition - that's 5 babies born in the UK every week. CF is characterised by a build up of mucus in the lungs, which causes severe infections, and problems with digestion and it is degenerative. There is no cure but the faulty gene has been identified and more effective treatments are being developed all the time. Life expectancy has improved dramatically over recent years and great progress is being made. It's a really worthwhile cause where extra funding really does make a difference.  Please do follow the link to the Cystic Fibrosis web-site http://www.cftrust.org.uk/ to find out more.         

Finally, many thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page and we hope you will also wish to make a donation by sponsoring us.

Cheers, John

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