Dan will be swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles for Childline InYourArea_UK NSPCC IRONMAN_Wales DinasPowys valeofglamorgan cardiff
A Childline volunteer is taking on the Ironman Wales triathlon to raise vital funds for the children’s counselling service. Dan O’Keefe will be swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles at the event in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, on September 3.
Dan, 38, has previously completed the London Marathon, as well as ultramarathons and 100-mile bike rides, but he says this will be the toughest challenge yet. Dan, of Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, said the real challenge is likely to be the swimming. He said: “Having done very little since I completed my 25-metre badge in primary school, the thought of swimming 2.4 miles is quite daunting, I have joined a triathlon club in Cardiff and the coaches there have been amazing, helping me to work on my technique. I’m still quite slow, so I expect to be somewhere near the back of the field coming out of the swim, and then hopefully I can move up with the run and the bike ride.
CHARITY EFFORT: The dad-of-two has already raised more than £400 as he bids to reach a £1,000 target for Childline
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