Thursday 10 March 2011

Virgin London Marathon 2011

Ok another year, another marathon.

Although both Antony & I applied for ballot places, for this year's marathon, we both received the expected letter telling us, that neither of us were successful. Therefore a decision had to be made! Should we give this year a miss & try again next year or apply for a charity place??

Well not surprisingly, it didn't take Antony that long to decide -YES!
My choice, on the other hand was slightly easier to make, due to a problem with my knee, NO!

Therefore, Antony will by running solo this year, for the Children's Trust, Tadworth.

Tuesday 1 December 2009

2010 Challenges for Team Milo

Well it has all started again! 2010 will see both myself and Natalie attempting to run the Virgin London Marathon in April and later in the year I will attempt the South Downs Way Double mountain bike challenge its simple just ride 200 mile within 24 hours.

We are supporting two charities this time The Children's Trust Tadworth and Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign links to both charities are on the right side of this site.

So keep watching this blog for updates on our training and fund raising activities.

Sunday 9 September 2007

One month on from the start and still feeling great

It is amazing to think it is over a month ago Brian and I had started the race from Panorama
in fact we would have been just about to start day two. It amazes me how time flies. I have added the link to the excellent photos taken on the ride by the official photographer have a look some of them are just incredible. I have got back in to the routine still clocking up the miles in the saddle. Hopefully ready for a race at the end of September. The Cheddar Challenge or something like that.

Just click the link below

http://www.transrockies.com/transrockies/media/photos.html

Wednesday 29 August 2007

Full route layout to see

Due to technical difficutlies which I will not go in to very kindly someone logged the complete route on their GPS if you following the link below and in the search box put pedalmagazine http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/network/digest/view.mb you will be able to see the full 7 stages route either via google earth or motion based own software. Please note times and heart rates (some of which are quite long and high are NOT MINE. Enjoy!!

Transrockies Invermere section

Check this out:
Transrockies stage 2
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Give you an idea of the route and elevation

Thursday 23 August 2007

We made it


What a brilliant experience with just over 35 hours in the saddle a large tub of butt cream, 552km and nearly 12,000 meters of serious uphill climbing - we came 26th in our category out of 83 that started. We are very pleased with that result. We actually came 2nd from the teams from the UK in our class 80+ and overall 7th from all the teams from the UK in all categories. Not bad for a couple of old gits.
Brian and I worked extremely well together as a team each having good and bad days. Luckily, neither of us had any serious crashes apart from a small fall on the rocks for Brian and a slight misjudge of a sharp corner for me we both came through smiling. How fantastic it was to see Natalie and Olivia at the finish line. How good that cold beer tasted as well.


I will put some more info and photos up over the next few days. I just want to let you all know we were back safe and sound.