Update

Well 2 down and just one more to go, the Tenzing-Hilary Marathon at Everest base camp. This should be the toughest challenge of all but also the one that will bring me closest to feeling how Sarah must have felt as oxygen levels will be far reduced and breathing difficult.

I'm in deep in training at the moment (when injury allows) and getting very excited about the challenge ahead.

Thank you so much for visiting my site as having got this far I guess you're going to sponsor me so dig deep, it's a great cause and a great challenge and every penny really will make a difference to the chances of young adults like Sarah making it into adulthood.

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In 1990 my first daughter, Sarah, was born. Unfortunately, 6 years later, after a short period of illness, I received the heart shattering news that Sarah had Cystic Fibrosis, the UK's most common life threatening genetic disease. Sarah lived bravely through a daily routine of physiotherapy, antibiotic tablets, inhaled antibiotic, vitamin tablets, nutritional tablets (in fact a daily intake of anywhere between 30 and 60 tablets a day), regular hospitalisation for intravenous antibiotic and a whole host of intrusive tests and examinations.It affected every aspect of Sarah's life but one thing it never affected was her outlook on life. Sarah was the bravest and most courageous person I've ever met, dealing with her condition with tremendous dignity and such positivity. Sarah always knew that one day it would claim her life and eventually that day came on the 5th December 2007 aged only 17.During her last few months, Sarah was putting much of her effort into a charity ball to raise much needed funds to help others in similar need and even in her last few days, when she needed oxygen 24 hrs a day she would be found out of bed with a portable oxygen tank with her undertaking some task for the ball.Taking her lead I needed to find my own challenge to raise funds for the CF Trust and out of that came 3 marathons: one in the African Savannah; one in the cold of the Arctic Circle and one at Everest base camp!We've set ourselves the challenge of raising as much as £100,000 for the CF Trust through a whole range of totally mad and fun events. And you can all join in as well, after all, everyone can do something4Sarah so visit our website to find out more www.something4sarah.co.uk.

It affected every aspect of Sarah's life but one thing it never affected was her outlook on life. Sarah was the bravest and most courageous person I've ever met, dealing with her condition with tremendous dignity and such positivity. Sarah always knew that one day it would claim her life and eventually that day came on the 5th December 2007 aged only 17. During her last few months, Sarah was putting much of her effort into a charity ball to raise much needed funds to help others in similar need and even in her last few days, when she needed oxygen 24 hrs a day she would be found out of bed with a portable oxygen tank with her undertaking some task for the ball. Taking her lead I needed to find my own challenge to raise funds for the CF Trust and out of that came 3 marathons: one in the African Savannah; one in the cold of the Arctic Circle and one at Everest base camp! We've set ourselves the challenge of raising as much as £100,000 for the CF Trust through a whole range of totally mad and fun events. And you can all join in as well, after all, everyone can do something4Sarah so visit our website to find out more .