To mark my 55th birthday on the 21st May this year I am planning to run/walk 55miles around an approximate 400m blaze track in St Nininan's Park (the Oval) in Prestwick.  To cover the distance I will have to complete approximately 221 laps of the track.  I am going to start at 5:55AM on the morning of my birthday and hope to finish before 5:55PM.  I would like to try to raise £555.00 for the RNLI.  

I recently started wild swimming and go in the sea at Prestwick and other towns along the south Ayrshire coast at least 3-4 times a week.  I hope I never need them, but it is reassuring to  have a local RNLI lifeboat station based in Troon that provides a valuable service to all who enjoy water based activities. 

Too many people are still drowning. More than ever we need the RNLI’s help. As a charity, the RNLI depends on our donations so it can go on saving lives and keeping us and our loved ones safe. RNLI lifesavers are our lifeline. They’re the lifeboat crews who provide 24-hour search and rescue right around the UK and Ireland. The lifeguards keeping watch on 240 of the busiest beaches in the UK and Channel Islands. And the RNLI safety teams and educators working tirelessly to stop people getting into trouble in the first place.Thank you.