Fiona's Two Race Challenge

At the beginning of 2014 I took part in the 5x50 fifty day fitness challenge and topped it off with my first ever race (5km around Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh). Now I'm ready to take things to the next level with a two race challenge to myself.

Firstly, on 7th December 2014 I'm doing a 10km race, double what I did earlier in the year. It's a fun run in Aberdeen along the beach front.
update - on a freezing cold but sunny day in Aberdeen I finished this race in 54m 59s according to my phone sports app, which I'm really pleased with

Secondly, on 1st January 2015 I'm taking part in the Edinburgh New Year's Day triathlon. Eeek! This will be 8 lengths of the Commonwealth Pool, 3 laps of Arthur's Seat on my bike, and then once more on foot.

This will be a massive personal challenge and while I'm looking forward to it I'm also a bit scared.

I'm raising funds for Dignity Alert & Research Forum (DARF), the only Scottish charity working solely to end female genital mutilation (FGM). I sit on the Board, and we're working on an exciting new project for 2015 to involve young people in the fight to stop this horrific practice.