Ronald McDonald House Charities UK has recently broken ground on its largest investment to date at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The Charity has been operating a 17 bedroom House for a number of years, but last year had to turn away over 300 families as the House is too small to accommodate everyone who needs a place to stay. At a cost of over £14 million, the Charity will be building a new, state-of-the-art facility with 62 bedrooms and communal living facilities such as kitchens, lounges, playrooms, laundry facilities and a garden.

Ronald McDonald House Charities UK still needs to raise a final £1 million to fit and furnish the House ready for opening. 

Any donations towards this cause would be gratefully received.

My Triathlon Journey

When I first signed up for a spring distance triathlon in August 2016, I read a book by Chrissie Wellington about her experience as a 4 time Ironman World Champion. It inspired me to dream about one day completing this gruelling distance myself.

A month later I completed the 800m Swim, 10k cycle and 5k run, but I had to stop a few times on the run due to cramp and the dream of completing the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile cycle, 26.2 mile run to finish an Ironman seemed almost impossible.

For two years, the idea stuck at the back of my mind and in October 2018, the week before starting working at McDonald's, I finally took the plunge and signed up for Ironman Copenhagen.

Since January, I have been training hard. My Strava stats tell me I have run almost 500km, cycled nearly 1,400km and swam over 70km (as of 4th June) over the last 5 months.

On 2nd June I completed a half Ironman in Chester, finally giving me the confidence to start raising money for this fantastic project.