James Hirst completed his incredible Triathlon challenge on Saturday 19th June.
The challenge consisted of James swimming from Bournemouth Pier to Boscombe Pier, then embarking on bike ride from Bournemouth to Downton before finally completing the triathlon with a run from Downton to Salisbury Hospital, where I will finish the event at the Hospice.
James took on the challenge in memory of his Mum, who was supported by our hospice teams.
James says:
In a couple of months it will be one year since my amazing mum lost her long battle with cancer. She was a wonderful person to be around, who’s laughter and love infected everyone she met. She was a loyal and great friend to all, and an even better mother to me and my sister, as well as a fantastic wife to my dad. She was a warm presence and a caring teacher to her students she taught at school and her larger than life personality will leave a huge hole in my family’s, and friends’ lives.
While she was sick with breast cancer, the Salisbury Hospice did a brilliant job in ensuring the final months of mum’s life were comfortable, even during the strains of the pandemic; something I will be forever grateful for. That is why I have decided to try and complete my own triathlon to raise money for the Salisbury Hospice.
You can see more about James’ incredible journey here.
We caught up with him as he completed the Triathlon at the hospice.
