Thanks to all of you that have generously given so far, I hope to thank you all personally as we meet over the next few weeks. It's not too late to give if you intended to donate on receipt of my first email.

As to doing the event it really turned out quite well. An eventful swim including getting lost due to poor googles and direct sun light leading to nearly missing out half the course searching for the next buoy was followed by the gentle 48 mile ride which only went up one hill of note going up to Shap the pass through the Lake District for the M6. Towards the end of the cycle a short rain shower cooled me down for the off road half marathon which took in two significant hills-mountains.

All completed in 6 hour 58 minutes which is with in the range I wanted to achieve.