Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

The global pandemic has been awful for many many reasons, but also a lot of surprisingly positive things - pollution took a nosedive because no one was going anywhere, people learned new skills & took on new challenges, and a lot of people found exercise again!

I was one of those people - what started out as an innocent Podcast from a local PT turned into a moment of clarity when I decided I wanted to become an IronMan. This means a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and then a marathon (26.2 miles) - back to back. You have 17 hours to complete this quite ridiculous task but complete it I most certainly will.

Several years ago my Mum was diagnosed with ET, which is a blood disorder that ultimately if left untouched may mutate into Leukaemia. Checks were done, meds were prescribed, and everything was fine for 10+ years. A couple of months ago, we found out it was mutating, and the sudden realisation that things might not be so rosy kicked in. Blood tests were done, and matches were looked for in case the worst did happen.

Anthony Nolan provides a free service of effectively being an organ donor service, but for stem cells. None of our immediate family are a direct match for my Mum, so we are in the hands of this amazing group of people to help us on the day we get "that" call that Leukaemia has now taken hold. Anything that you can spare would help me put something back into this charity that do what the rest of us mortals can't!

Thank you

Oliver