IN MEMORY OF JACK.

Last year, at the age of just 15, one of the lads I coached on our junior football team,Jack Thomas, passed away suddenly whilst watching Wales play rugby on TV, his heart simply stopped!

Jack was a as fit and healthy as it was possible to be, he loved playing football, rugby and had been all over the world winning medals at Taekwando

Experts assess that this happens to around 12 fit and healthy young people each week, without warning, without any prior symtoms, and without explanation.

This year I'm undertaking several challenges to raise money and awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young. As well as research and bereavement support C.R.Y have set up mobile heart screening clinics which may pinpoint at risk youngsters before its too late. 

The challenges are:-

JULY 12th..... LONG COURSE WEEKEND, TENBY

2.4 mile swim on the Friday, 112 mile bike on the Saturday and 26.2 mile Marathon run on the Sunday

AUGUST 3rd...WALES TRIATHLON FISHGUARD

1.2 Mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run, all in one day!

and then the big one...

SEPTEMBER 8th.....IRONMAN WALES, TENBY

2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile Marathon one after the other which i'm hoping to complete in 12 to 14 hours.

And then to finish the year off..

OCTOBER 6th...CARDIFF HALF MARATHON

The training for the Ironman in September will be the culmination of 11 months and approx. 500 hours of training, covering around 130 miles of swimming, around 4000 miles of cycling and nearly 1000 miles of running, which is the easy part, the hard bit is staying off alchohol till September!

So all in all its going to be quite a challenging year but i'm looking forward to my first pint after the Ironman. :)

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