Here we go...

A few months ago I made the decision to sign up to an Olympic Triathlon, consisting of a 1.5km open water swim (equivalent of 60 pool lengths), 40km cycle and 10km run. For anyone that knows me, I'm not particularly sporty and I hate any kind of competition. So, what's the motivation I hear you ask? Well, I am raising money for a charity very close to my heart!

I've been volunteering with Birmingham Christmas Shelter for 5 years now, and each year it amazes me how brilliant this charity is. They help those in need by providing food, warmth, a place to stay and services (housing, counsellors, hairdressing etc). As we all know, at the moment more people than ever need support, so I would be so grateful if you could throw me a few quid! I've been training for a few months now, and it would really make my days of having to replace sipping pints with swimming in ponds a lot more bearable.

Thanks so much, I'll be thinking of you as I swim / cycle / run / crawl across that finish line xxx