On February the 25th it was exactly 177 days until I do my first Ironman event. Despite having been a 'runner' for 10 years I can honestly say 'hand on heart' that this will be the first time that I will have trained PROPERLY for any event. Previous marathons and triathlons all taken into account in this statement. You CANNOT however skimp on Ironman training. If you do, you won't finish. Simple as. SO - I have 177 days to get it right and I will be working very hard!

The cover photo shows my feet on February 25th after the Nationals Cross Country that day. When Phoebe was born, her feet were the size of my big toe and 177 days later she was able to go home to breathe ...
Can you imagine a baby THAT tiny?
Phoebe is the daughter of one of my friends in the local running club.

Lots of my friends are joining in with their own '177' missions to help raise enough to buy another unit that will allow another baby to breathe at home. Each unit costs £6,000 and it is my mission to raise £2,000 towards this particular unit for the Milton Keynes neo-natal unit.

My 13 year old son plans to skateboard 177 Kilometres between now and my Ironman on 20th August so he too is seeking sponsorship via this page :)

If you'd like to know more you can find out more about Phoebe's story here from her mum :

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/MKMIghtymiracles?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20170327_96877

I hope you can support me in my quest. If I hit my fund-raising target I PROMISE I will finish that flippin' race! If I make the cut off time for the run that is :)