I've had a moment of insanity and whilst mooching on amazon local during a night frought with insomnia decided it would be a great fundraiser for charity to climb the Yorkshire 3 peaks on 17th May 2014. Before I could even blink, I'd somehow signed up for it. Eek! This challenge consists of trekking 25 miles ascending over 1600ft and climbing 3 mountains in approximately 12 hours!

Those of you that know me will realise that I'm not the fittest person on the planet and the idea of me climbing 3 mountains is hysterical. I'm likely to get left at the top as a permanent monument to an insane fundraising idea. 

Those of you that don't know me personally, let me paint you a picture. 5ft 4, fairly round and overweight and not particularly fit. Dodgy knee, dodgy shoulder, never climbed anything bigger than a smallish slope.  It's going to be a challenge. 

We then ran with the idea of slightly zany fundraising and decided to make it a Biathlon! The clubs chairman, several players and our erstwhile sponsor Mr Jon Jones of The Farmers Arms, Radcliffe Road, Bolton (a combined age of 374ish) decided they could easily do a 5k race in their wheelchairs. So we decided to up the limit and they are all signing up to do the Manchester 10K on 18th May 2014. Thus the Bulls Biathlon was born.

We now need to nurture it through your support and provide much needed donations to keep the charity running. Oh and to make it worth my while risking death up a mountain!

I'm raising money for The Bolton Bulls Wheelchair Basketball Club. It's a registered charity and provides an exercise and social outlet to the community of Bolton/Bury. Predominantly made up of disabled members the club also welcomes the able bodied and play in the 3rd division of the National League (GBWBA). Many new skills can be taught and support provided to people who are possibly adjusting to life as a wheelchair user either from accident or illness or even just looking to maintain their physical fitness. If the club does not get the support it requires each year then a valuable resource will be lost to the local community. So come on folks, dig deep and show us your support.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.