Ok, those of you who know me will know that I'm not the most slender of people, and I'm prone to having big ideas then not really following them through. But then I am also desperate to not let people down, so this is my public commitment. 

In April 2016 my nephew Ollie passed away. He was the bravest and strongest person I ever met. He had so much courage and determination that he made me realise that you can do anything if you put your mind to it, so I wanted to do something big for him. Something that will push me, challenge me physically and mentally, and something that will take commitment and dedication.

Over the next 12 months I will be competing in 12 races. These will get progressively more difficult and will culminate in me competing in a full length Olympic triathlon! That's a 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run!

My request is two fold. First of all I would be very grateful for sponsorship to keep me motivated. You have 12 months, and I have 12 races, so if you want to sponsor me more than once I would be happy to accept!

Secondly I'm looking for people to join me for all of these races. The more the merrier. It would be great if you came along to keep me company, but even better if you got sponsored yourself to raise even more money for Menkes Foundation UK. 

I will keep this page updates, but I will put even more updates on the website that will be dedicated to my challenge. Www.12races12months.co.uk 

Thank you for taking the time to read this.