I started the 'fat lad' franchise in August 2020, wanting to lose a bit of weight, feel better about myself and raise a bit of money in the process. Since then, I've raised over £5000+ through a variety of challenges, including running marathons and swimming the English Channel. I'm now hoping to make this the biggest and best yet!

After a 2024 season to forget (ending up looking like an Xmas turkey in Skipton A&E with a dislocated shoulder), we are going at it in 2025!

Summer 2025 will see me take on a series of events, culminating in becoming an Ironman in September 2025, at Ironman Emilia-Romagna.

The plan at the start of the season was to attack a 70.3 Ironman in Italy (more commonly known as a Half Ironman). Due to availability of spaces, I've ended up committing to the full thing!

In preparation for the event at the back end of summer, I will be doing:

- Manchester Marathon - a 42.2km trail race in Milton Keynes -April 2025

- Keswick Point to Point Swim - a 3.6km cold lake swim in the Lake District - May 2025

- Chester Olympic Triathlon - a 1500m cold river swim, rolling 40km bike ride and 10km run - June 2025

- Hathersage Hilly Triathlon - a 400m lido swim, 21km hilly bike ride & 6km trail run - July 2025

- Ironman Emilia-Romagna - a 3.8km sea swim, 180km bike ride & 42.2km run - September 2025

I'll be raising money for Mind UK, a charity immensely close to my heart. I'm hoping to get people talking about their mental health, normalise boys going to therapy to work on themselves, and raise some money for a vital cause.

All travel, kit and entry costs are covered by me personally. All proceeds go to Mind UK.

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