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Geraint Rees is raising money for Diabetes UK
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Outlaw Triathlon 2011 · 24 July 2011 ·

Diabetes UK is the charity leading the fight against the UK's devastating and fastest growing health crisis, working to create a world where diabetes can do no harm. It’s a fight that involves all of us – sharing knowledge and taking diabetes on together. Join us.

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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have at last setup my just giving page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know a few of you have sponsored me on the paper form already thank you.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">On the 24 off July I will be trying to complete the outlaw (</span><a href="http://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/the-outlaw-triathlon.php"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">http://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/the-outlaw-triathlon.php</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> ) ironman distance triathlon to raise money and awareness for </span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;">Diabetes</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> UK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those of you don&rsquo;t know what an ironman triathlon is, it consists of the following a <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2.4 mile open water swim</strong> followed by a <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">112 mile bike</strong> finished off with a full <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">26.2 mile full marathon</strong>.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;">This is challenging for most people, but made a little bit hard for me with type one Diabetes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;">After being diagnosed 3 &frac12; years ago I promised myself and a few others I would finish an ironman distance triathlon, at the time I could only swim about 50meters and most people though I was a bit mad.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;">So on the 24<sup>th</sup> I hope to finish any donation would be welcome</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thanks Geraint</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p>

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