IT administrator Jason Pratt is hoping it’s going to be second time lucky.

The father-of-two is taking another shot at his goal of riding from London to Brighton after he was forced to pull out of the British Heart Foundation event in 2011 when he was diagnosed with a progressive heart condition.

The 36-year-old, of East Ham, said: “Although I had suffered from palpitations for most of my life, the diagnosis came as a complete shock, especially as I was rushed into the operating theatre the next day to have an ICD [implantable cardioverter-defibrillator] fitted.

“I really didn’t expect anything to be seriously wrong – I was young and healthy, with my whole life ahead of me.”

It all started when Jason collapsed while on a family holiday in Egypt several years ago.

He said: “This year, I’ve signed up again and I’m more determined than ever to be on the start line.

“With the help of my friends Richard Giscombe and Paul Duxbury I have begun a training and diet regime to make sure I have every chance of being ready, let alone beating the dreaded Beacon.”

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