At the end of 2024 I received an invite from my longtime friend, Tony, asking if I'd consider joining the team to participate in a half ironman triathlon in an effort to raise money to build a new classroom for a primary school in Eastern Uganda.

Though I've never swam for 2km, cycled for 90km or ran more than 10km - I thought, why not?!

It's an honour to partner with Tony and Fields of Life as we set out on a wild journey to train for the race, but more importantly to help support such a great opportunity that you can read more about below.

Let's do this!

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From Tony, CEO of Fields of Life:

I have visited Namatumba Primary School a few times. It is located in an area of Eastern Uganda which has extreme poverty and where 3/4 of girls do not make it to secondary school.

This school is a big school with more than 3,000 pupils. They don't have enough classrooms, and hundreds of children have to cram into makeshift shelters where rain gets in.

A group of us are going to fundraise to build a new classroom. The cost is £90,000, which we hope to raise by October 2025.

We are going to complete a half iron man (hopefully) which involves 2km swim, 90km bike ride, and a half marathon to top it off. Ouch!

If you want to support us, thank you!!!

We cant do this without you!

Tony