John Staunton (right) writes in to say he's doing the Chicago Triathlon on 29th August 2004 to raise funds for Our Ladies Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin. The hospital provides care for thousands of sick children each year. It's currently building a new resource centre to support children from all over Ireland who suffer from cystic fibrosis - a disease which still has no known cure. If you'd like to support John's sponsorship, you can contact him on staunton@hotmail.com. All contributions are very much appreciated and will make a real difference to research and care at the hospital.
This will be John's first Olympic distance triathlon - open water swim in Lake Michigan, cycle up and down Lakeshore Drive and then run through the streets of downtown Chicago ... more details are at www.chicagotriathlon.com.