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After competing in triathlon for several years, the pull of Ironman was always there but the decision factor was seeing so many friends and family battling against cancer. My pledge is to do Ironman UK to support Cancer Research UK (50% ie £1,000) and other charities and good causes (50% ie £1,000). My battle will be nothing in comparison to theirs...

So what is Ironman? It is a long-distance triathlon race consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. Most Ironman events have a strict time limit of 17 hours to complete the race.

Where is Ironman UK? Ironman UK returns to Bolton for the sixth time in 2014, the course features breathtaking views and is spectator-friendly (if you want to come and cheer me on). The swim is in Pennington Flash, Leigh where there are numerous viewing opportunities for spectators at the start and Transition 1 (swim to bike). Cyclists will embark on a 112-mile, three-loop journey from Pennington Flash and onto the Lancashire countryside. The bike course now includes the infamous Sheep House Hill where spectators can get up close and personal with the athletes in true Tour de France style. The run begins at Transition 2 the Reebok stadium (TBC), and athletes will head into Bolton town centre, where they complete three loops of a circuit before finishing in Victoria Square in the shadow of the Albert Hall. Form more information click here.

Guess My finish Time for a £100 Worth of Gift Vouchers

Now I realise that times are tough and there is often a constant stream of donation requests for good causes so to make things a bit more interesting I am offering a ‘Guess my finish time’ prize of £100 worth of gift vouchers (of the winners choice). Anyone who donates over £10 just write a message with your time in hours minutes and seconds (remember the cut off to complete the event is 17hrs). Please also see the prize notes at the bottom **.

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** Prize Notes

- Winning prize will be given to the nearest time to the nearest second based on my official Ironman finish time as posted on the Ironman or other related websites

- In the event of their being a tie then the winning names will be put into a hat and drawn out by an independent adjudicator

- In the event that I do not finish (hope not) all the ‘Guess the time’ names will be put into a hat and drawn out by an independent adjudicator

- The winner's name will be posted on this page after the event.

- Entries for the ‘Guess my finish time’ are open from 1 November 2013 until midnight on 19 July 2014.

- One ‘Guess my finish time’ per any donation of £10 or over

- No cash alternative available.

- Please allow 28 days for delivery of the prize.

- By entering 'Guess my finish time’, entrants confirm that they have read and agree to be bound by these Prize Notes