Thanks so much for coming to my fundraising page, I really appreciate you taking the time and your donation.

This story began back around Christmas 2020 / New Years 2021 when I decided I wanted to do an Ironman to push myself both for a huge physical challenge but also push myself consistently over an extended period of time and prove I have the determination to do it.

On 16th October I'm taking part in my first Ironman Triathlon, a 2.4mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2mile run! I'm heading over to Mallorca in the Balearic Islands to do this, too. Currently I'm spending 6 days per week training for this, racking up around 12-13 hours of training per week at the moment. Most weekends seem to be wrapped up in bike riding on Saturday and running on Sunday. I was planning to complete IRONMAN Lanzarote in July, but got ill just beforehand so I'm bumping this forwards to Mallorca!

I'm supporting MIND because many years ago I had my own run in with poor mental health and dealt with the impacts that this had on my life. Moving forwards to a more recent time - largely as a result of the pandemic, lockdown and spending a lot of time at home, at times my mental health has suffered and those tough times and experiences have flared back up.

Feeling good, happy and having a positive outlook on life is so important for us all to be our best selves and this is why I am supporting MIND. We all have the power to be amazing, and strong mental health, in my opinion is the foundation for this. 

MIND recognise the effect the coronavirus has had on people's mental health and are on a mission to ensure that everyone who needs support with the mental health, gets it. Any donation in support of this cause will be massively appreciated and I will be incredibly thankful.

• £3 could put MIND's Find the Words guidebook in local GP surgeries, helping people to make the crucial first step of asking their doctor for support.
• £8 could answer a call to MIND's Infoline, providing someone with vital support and information about help in their area.
• £21 could run MIND's online peer support community Elefriends for an hour, helping people connect with others and feel less alone.
• £40 – could help MIND's Infoline answer calls, providing someone with vital support and information about help available for them.
  
• £50 could help MIND campaign for better mental health services from the Government, so more people get the support they need, as soon as they need it.
• £100 could pay the cost of one of our Infoline or Legal Line advisors for a whole day. Thanks to your gift we can maintain our advisors, ready to answer calls for support and help.
  

With that, thank you for supporting my fundraising journey - you're a legend! 

Callum