UPDATE - Win Monarch Flights or Afternoon Tea or a go in a Flight Simulator just by donating! - IMPORTANT - if you wish to be entered into the draw for any of the above prizes you must NOT tick the gift aid box when donating. 

My younger brother Josh has a condition called Prader-Willi Syndrome which along with learning difficulties also means he suffers from an insatiable appetite, and I dont mean in the way you or I have that constant nagging for a little chocolate or just one more hobnob. Due to a genetic error when the DNA is replicated his body doesn't produce the hormone that makes you feel full, that gluttonous feeling when you've pigged out on a 3-course meal or at the all-you-can-eat buffet. Imagine stuffing your face only to feel as hungry as when you started.

So for several years now I've been saying to myself that I should really get organised and help raise awareness along with some wonga for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (PWSA UK) who do a superb job of supporting not only those with PWS but also those around them.

I like cycling, especially when it's not raining, so I've entered myself into the Prudential Ride London 100 - essentially the London Olympic road race route with just a single lap of Box Hill. As is perhaps obvious from the title the route is 100 miles in length but what is not so obvious is that I have just over two months to train for it. Whilst I've been out on my bike a fair bit, I usually get about 10 miles in and think 'that'll do pig'. So two months, ten fold increase. Doable? We'll see.

Help me along the way by spurring me on with your banter/abuse/CASH. I'm trying to raise £1000 total!

 

As stated above you can win one of three prizes just by sponsoring me/Team Monarch. Each £5 worth of donation will enter you once into the raffle for the chance to win either..

1. A pair of short-haul tickets on Monarch Airlines.

2. A flight in a Jet Airline Simulator.

3. Bijoux Afternoon Tea for two with Champagne at The Langham Hotel, London.

Thanks for all your support.