Ironman completed in 13 hours and 20 minutes (including some rather long feeding stops!). Please read the blog here.

You can still sponsor me by scrolling down and clicking on the Make a Donation page link below.

28th August 2015

It’s been nearly 3 years since I completed the Land’s End to John O’Groats ride and I’m itching to face another challenge. The brief this time was to raise some money (and awareness) for a small charity local to Wantage; I definitely think I have ticked all the boxes with The Fourteen Club (see below).

The format for the day

Start 6.00 am

• Swim 2.4 miles at Wantage Leisure Centre

• Ride: 112 miles (3 x 32 mile loops plus a final loop of 16 miles)

• Row: 26.2 miles at TFD Gym, Grove.

Finish around 8.00 pm (a total of 14 hours)

Anyone who would like to join the ride at any point is more than welcome, a more detailed plan of the route will be available nearer the time. Please keep checking back here or via the social media mentioned below.

Please sponsor me to raise money for a great local charity! Click here to go to my donation page!

Other ways to help:

• Join the Team14 Facebook Group for updates and information. Sharing posts is a great way to get the message out and encourage more sponsorship.

• Follow me on Twitter @philcoxlejog

• If you are a blogger, perhaps you could write about the challenge, I’m happy to answer questions, in fact, I’m happy to talk about the challenge to anyone who will listen!

• If you are a business who would like to help, please contact me here.

What is The Fourteen Club?

The club has been providing a social setting for people with learning disabilities since 1973. They have around 40 members who contribute to the cost of running the club. Club nights are held at Fitzwarren School, various activities are provided from discos and cooking to sports and craft work. It’s a great setting for people to catch up with friends and get involved with something worthwhile.

I visited the club in January to see what they do and also find out a little about how things are funded. The main issue seems to be ever increasing costs such as insurance or hiring entertainers. The club provides an annual summer outing as well as other outdoor activities but it is becoming harder to fund all of these events.

Volunteers are a key part of the club, there is a fleet of drivers and helpers on club night. Time is a valuable commodity, the club is always interested in hearing from people who would like to help.

For more information about The Fourteen Club, please visit their website www.14club.org.uk I will update my blog with training and fundraising news regularly throughout the summer.

Supporting Partners

I am very grateful to TFD, EKGraphics and Wantage Leisure Centre who have provided me with their help and expertise, their generosity is very much appreciated. They are an integral part of Team14 along with many other individuals, together we will make this event a success.