Guys thanks so much for the support so far. The training is over, a couple of days to sort out logistics and then it's on.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I'm supporting Time to Change and their parent charity Mind. For a whole day I'll be doing a series of cycling challenges on my bike and an indoor trainer. The workouts are from a series called 'The Sufferfest' - each one is an extreme physical feat. Most would do one or two per week - I'll be doing them back to back for over 10 hours.

Why put myself through this? Much of my daily work is spent dealing with people who have a mental health issue and it's all too apparent that stigma and discrimination are faced by too many.

Mind aims to change these attitudes and support those with mental health problems. No-one should have to be ashamed.

Please dig deep and donate now and I'll suffer for a day so others don't have to.