After the pain of last years marathon, I have finally gone and lost my marbles!

I have decided to give up much of my summer and enter the Mazda London Triathlon on the 8th of August.

 I have to swim a mile through the murky water of the docks, get disinfected, cycle 40km on a rickety old bike and finally try and run the last 10km to the finish line! I am expecting alot of pain and now have to train 6 days per week for the whole summer!

Any sane people out there would now be asking the question - why???

Simple - to raise as much money as is possible for the charity Shelter. Whilst we all live in lovely houses and flats, they go out and assist those less fortunate than ourselves. Nearly 2 million children in the UK live in housing which is overcrowded, temporary or totally run down. Even a small donation can go a long way to help these people build a better future. Hence please do dig deep and if you fancy a chuckle - come down to canary wharf on the 8th August. Any support would be hugely appreciated.

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Thank you so much in advnce for all of your generosity!

N