Well friends.........can you believe it, I'm doing it again!! On my return from the ‘once in a lifetime’ challenge I undertook in India, five years ago, I promised that I would NEVER AGAIN subject myself to an extreme experience of that kind!! Despite that promise, in November I will be cycling 450kms from Panama, though Costa Rica to Nicaragua, all in just 6 days.

After India, I also promised myself that I would keep cycling, keep up my fitness levels and keep the slim figure I had developed!! Did I hell! So I find myself once again very overweight, terribly unfit and wondering why I have said yes!

So.........why did I say yes? Well, having recently turned fifty, I decided it was about time to address these oversights and challenge myself again. So, here I go, on another 'big time' challenge that is actually three challenges rolled into one..........

1. Challenge One is the bike ride itself
2. Challenge Two is the training - getting fit and losing weight - with a deadline!
3. Challenge Three is the fundraising

So..........where do you come in? Well, unfortunately you can't help me lose the weight, get fit or do the ride for me, but..........you CAN help me with the fundraising. I have pledged to raise a minimum of £2,500 by August and I can't do this without you. This time though, I am covering all the trip costs myself and every penny you donate will go directly to the charity. So please do dig deep and donate what you can.

And of course, it is for a great charity, Women for Women – Genesis Research Trust, whose fundamental aim lies at the heart of the most profound of human wishes: to have a healthy and happy family. Funds raised will go towards vital ground-breaking research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a range of devastating conditions affecting women and their babies. To find out more, go to www.iogt.org.uk

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving; they will never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to Women for Women and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please sponsor me...............go on click the button now! It might make your pocket a little sore but not nearly as sore as my bottom is going to be!

Thank you so much for your support

Kim
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