It's that time of year again - the time when I foolishly commit to a ridiculous physical challenge that frankly is way beyond what I should be doing at my age, in return for your donation to the Sheffield Children's Hozzie...  

Why am I doing it?  Well, we all know the NHS is brilliant and desperate for resources.  What you might not know is that the hospital is one of the best of its type and their most excellent people saved my daughter's life when she contracted meningitis at 3 years of age.

Why should you donate?  Well, you'll be doing something great for some of the hundreds of poorly children that pass through the hospital each year.  Doing something great will make you feel great and I'll be very pleased too!

The ride is on 30th April so I've got 100 days (and counting) to get fit...  I'll need it too.  This ride tackles some of the biggest climbs in our beautiful county including the mighty Holme Moss.

So, dig deep and give what you can.  Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity so there's no opportunity at all for me to blow it on sore-arse cream!   It really is the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.