Fancy an alternative flutter to the Grand National (no horses involved) - & it helps a charity too

Hi all,

As the subject says, if you weren't lucky enough to pick a winner in the Grand National or if you don't approve of horse racing then how about having a bet on me!! I'll tell you how in a second...

A few months ago I posted on this forum how cycling has helped me overcome brain surgery and try to cope with the residual effects

A reminder
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Anyway, on the back of that post I was contacted by someone who had been diagnosed with the same type of tumor and I shared my experience with them which I hoped help. So in my mind, I am so glad I posted my story!

I was also contacted by the British Tinnitus Association and they have offered me one of their charity places to ride the London-Surrey sportive in August which I have jumped at the chance to do.
I have set up one of the usual 'justgiving' website which is doing really well. Anyone would like to support the BTA, any additional donation/sponsorships will be greatly appreciate.....

http://www.justgiving.com/sponsor-tim

Here is the twist: As I am sure most of you are now bored of the endless sponsorship pages which do the rounds each year, so I have also set up a betting website which cost £3 to place a bet and the person who guesses a time closes to my actual finish time will win the pot.
This website is going a bit slow at the moment and there is only 1 lonely guess (I would have made a guess but UK betting law doesn't allow it ). If any of you like to have a bit of a gamble, I know the BTA, 1,000s of tinnitus sufferers and me would really appreciate any donation. The more people who bet, the bigger the prize!

http://login.guess2give.com/event/tim_l/9103

To qualify to bet, you DO need to be over 18 and on the electoral roll (the website will walk you through it including password format...this caught out the lone gambler!).

To give you an idea of times. I am aiming for 7 hours or less. I will be going for a time and not a really leisurely cycle. I would be over the moon to complete it in under 6 hours, but I think with a couple of feed station stops and my fitness level this will be beyond me! Plus there is the chance I will go off to quick...so bonking is also a possibility!!

If you aren't able to donate or don't want to, thanks for having a read and hopefully the above has at least raised a little awareness of tinnitus and the BTA charity. Take care of those ears and hearing folks as tinnitus really does effect your quality of life even if it can't harm you! (public health advice over )

Ta-ta for now
Tim