Okay, this is the deal... I've reached my forties the midrift is expanding whilst the hair line is receding, my doctor tells me my cholestorol is up whilst the optician tells me that at some point soon I might need reading glasses!!!! Add to this rather fragile state of mind an overly ambitious colleague called Adrian and all of a sudden I've been talked into cyling just under 1,000 miles from Lands End to John O'groats, Big Gulp.

Now to those of you who know my current physical condition the thought of me clad in lycra looking like an inexpertly stuffed sausage should send shivers of dread down your spine, but I'm reliably informed that over the coming months my physique should resemble that of Lance Armstrong, at the moment i feel more like a baboon, that saddles like a razor blade I tell you!!!!!

Now in order to inspire me through the dark damp months of endless training to come I am undertaking this gargantuan feat with the aim of raising as much money as possible for Hope House childrens charities who run childrens hospices in shropshire and Wales. This is a really good cause so please make my suffering worthwhile and an inside tip would be to buy shares in Savlon as i see myself needing gallons of the stuff over the coming months.

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

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Many thanks for your support.