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Andrew Trueman

Virtual Triathlon Challenge

Help Andrew raise £1000!

My Activity Tracking

Your support to my challenge has helped me provide:

1223

minutes of Breakthrough T1D research bringing us closer to a cure for T1D.

OR

611

printed copies of Breakthrough T1D's Straight to the Point guide. It covers vital information for anyone living with T1D to help manage the condition.

OR

48

children to have an initial screening test to help to detect T1D in its earliest stages to prevent un-diagnosed complications.

400,000 people are currently living with type 1 diabetes in the UK, including my daughter Victoria. I want to help change that.

I have registered for the Virtual Triathlon, an challenge for Breakthrough T1D (the type 1 diabetes charity). From 1 February to 29 March, I will be swimming, cycling and running towards a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Breakthrough T1D funds world-class research, supports the T1D community and campaigns for broader NHS provision of treatments and technologies. Their collaborations with the best researchers in the world have led to new developments in diabetes technology and treatment.

This is where you come in. With your support and your generous donations, we can fund Breakthrough T1D’s important work. Just £20 could help towards the next big T1D breakthrough. Whatever you can donate, it is really appreciated.

Please Help Me
Reach My Goal

Raised

£1,224 + £188.53 GiftAid

My Goal

£1,000

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Completed Swim

Completed Cycle

Completed Run

Completed Triathlon

My Updates

Mission complete!

Tuesday 1st Apr
I'm happy and proud to say I completed the Virtual Triathalon! What a journey! At first, it felt like a challenge that was easily attainable with the time allotted. Yet time on holiday and on other things, meant that it was more challenging to complete than I thought, particularly the cycling. Cycling has never been my favourite exercise in the gym, yet I managed to squeeze it all in just in time! Ironincally it was the swimming I left to the end, but 25 lengths later, it was done! 
I am hugely proud to have raised £1,224 (+Gift Aid) so far, which is beyond my expectations and really makes it worth the effort! Thank you to all those who sponsored me so generously, it means a lot. 
Science and tech is making great strides and only hope that one day soon, all the T1 warriors out there will have better solutions to managing their T1D, or indeed, we get to the holy grail of a cure. Breakthrough T1D is helping towards that goal, so was only too happy to help and support.  
Looking forward to the next challenge idc...! 

Half Iron Man to a Full Iron Man

Wednesday 5th Feb
Having been overwhelmed by the support I've had from friends and family, I've decided to up the challenge in two ways: 

1) I've increased my fundraising target to £1,000!
2) Having had a positive start to the challenge, I've decided to go for the FULL Iron Man Triathlon challenge! 

So that's:
 - Swim: 2.4 miles (3.9 km) 
 - Cycle: 112 miles (180.2 km) 
 - Run: 26.2 miles (42.2 km) 

Thank you again for the support and wish me luck! 

My daughter Victoria

Saturday 1st Feb
Just days before my daughter Victoria's 8th birthday, we had to rush her to hospital. She spent her 8th birthday in hospital having being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It came out of nowhere and broke our hearts. But kids are resilient and the support from her NHS diabetes team and treatments are amazing. But I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Medical advancements are rapid and hope it's bright for the future. I know Victoria will see the result of these advancements and can't wait for the day when she can live a more normal life. This is my contribution towards that research and her future. I hope my friends and family will support me in searching for a brighter future for all those with Type 1 diabetes. Thank you for your support🙏🏻

Thank you to my Sponsors

£100

Victoria Bolesworth

Well done Andrew! You can do it! X

£100

Oxfordshire Freemasons

Excellent effort Andrew, keep going.

£100

Martin Mcbride

Hope you exceed your target

£57.24

Katy Trueman

Well done Andrew! - you can do it!! Xx

£53

Anonymous

Well done

£53

Nick Mcgregor

Good luck Andrew!

£53

Michael Trueman

£53

Mike Treffler

Best of luck Andrew

£53

Dave West

YNWA my brother!’

£31.80

Declan Duffy

Run skinny boy run.

£26.50

Meral Hasanov

£26.50

Andrew Trueman

£26.50

David Shorten

Good luck

£26.50

Tom Boardman-weston

£26.50

Chima Anyanwu

All the best Bro Andrew !!!

£26.50

Nigel Payne

Well done for raising £1k Andrew. Keep going.

£26.50

Graham & Marjorie

Good luck Andrew!

£25

Henry Braithwaite

£25

Paul Seaby

£21.60

Grahame Lee

Good luck! £21.60. As 216 Sqn!

£21.20

Richard Kidd

Good luck

£21.20

Matthew Delnevo

£20

Philip Everest

Great work AT! Now get on the bike a bit more 😉

£20

Catherine Bradley

Go Andrew!!!!

£15.90

Antony Edwards

Good luck Andrew.

£15.90

Andrew Scurr

Good stuff mate.

£15

John Trueman

£11.66

Rupert Scott-jackson

Good luck Andrew, all the best. Rupert

£11.66

Ben Solomon

£11.66

Stephen Hignell

£11.66

Phil Saunders

Good Luck Andrew!

£10.60

Martin Cody

Good luck Andrew, that is some challenge!

£10.60

Christophe Arcalis

£10

Payam

Excellent, well done 👏

£10

Stephen Tucker

Excellent.

£10

Jon Paine

£10

Mark Boulle

Excellent work, keep on pedalling, paddling and pounding the treadmill!

£10

Anonymous

Good luck Andrew. Such a wonderful way to support Victoria and others ❤️

£10

Clive Power

£10

David Hutton

£10

James Reid

£10

Antony Taylor

£10

Geoff Goodman

£5.30

Claudiu Nicolae Dugheana

£5.30

Dale Osborne

Good luck with the training, the event & amount raised Andrew

£5

Keith Harvey

Great effort Andrew! Keep going brother.