I have never done a triathlon before but have decided to give it a go this year. In true Anscombe style I am jumping in head first and am doing the olympic distance, no messing around ... this entails a 1500 metre swim, followed by a 40 km cycle which is then rounded off with a rather pleasant 10 km run... ouch

Those who know me will know that I am more than partial to the 'occasional' cigarette and am a great advocate of consuming beers and tequila until the early hours, hence to say this will be a challenge is quite an understatement!

It would be a shame to do this without raising some cash for charity and to this end I have chosen to support Amnesty International.  Structured investment, I mean sponsorship, is perfectly acceptable - for example, feel free to make an initial pledge and to then top it up if I actually complete the event ... alternatively you could double your donation if I do it in less than 24 hours and treble it if I do it in less than 4. If you make a really big donation you can make me run and cycle in fancy dress of your choosing, but I warn you it will have to be a very large donation! ;-)

Thanks for visiting and hopefully you are able to donate. People are more than welcome to come and watch on the 10th August, feel free to shout abuse, heckle and throw things (preferably underwear). I may even throw a celebration BBQ at mine after if I make it out alive ...

Nick