Crikey, everyone is getting the miles in. Well,beat this, 2000 miles in a long weekend. Went to Austria and back. Oh, did I forget to mention it was in a car. But towing a caravan on the way out. It is lovely. Also has bling lights.
Unfortunatley I missed a weekend of training and as I got back at 3.54am, I didn't manage to cycle into work on Tuesday. The good news is I did today with a long ride home. That's 50 miles today. And, all being well, it will be 50 Thursday and 50 Friday. (Iat least - may chuck une loupe in if I get time). Ha har me maties. Will try a longish one on Sat or Sun but not too far as I'm doing the Etape Du Dales (didn't know they parlez Francais in Youerkshire) weekend after. This will be a monumental 110 miles int' biggest 'ills int' yeweksha'. I'm looking forward to it, but also dreading it. Well, I am fat you know and not built for climbing. I'm built for speeeeeeed.
Sponsorhip......... Well. At a meeting last week, there was talk of whether the school and particularly year 7, was interested in supporting charities that had approached the school. I piped up that I would like to support a particular charity close to my heart due to Nathan and my brother also having died of cardiomyopathy in 1995. (5th of March actually - I came 4th tht day at Sunk Island after having my sorry @rse towed up to the front by Damian on the last lap?)
Anyway, the head of year 7 is very interested and thought it would be a good idea to sponsor a more personal cause, so I'll keep you posted. Oh, and try to keep the language fairly clean, as there may be interest in the website about Nathan if it all comes together. It would be nice if I could get the help and sponsorship from school.
Right, happy training and thanks to Nathans mum for the photos. Yeeehar pardners.
Le Grande Sprinter
Nathan Evington
28/02/77 - 03/11/07
About Nathan
Nathan, was a big chap in more ways than one. He was always to be found at the centre of the action, telling it exactly as it was – loudly!
In fact, Nathan was in such a hurry to make his impact on the world, he arrived on a cold February morning 8 weeks early. He was so premature that he spent his first month in hospital, and at the time was one of the youngest babies in Hedon Road hospital to survive!
Cycling played a huge part in Nathan’s life. He loved the film American Flyers and watched it many times. In it, there is a scene where the main character does the "torture test" which involved running on a treadmill for as long as possible before ending the test by hitting the "chicken" switch. After Nathan’s diagnosis of cardiomyopathy in 2004, he was actually quite excited to discover that he would be required to do his own "torture test" and spent a good deal of time psyching himself up for a good performance. In fact, he was so determined that it was ultimately the doctor, his Mum and the technician who had to drag him off, as Nathan refused to give in himself.
Cycling also revealed Nathan’s talent for remembering facts and figures. He was our very own walking cycling encyclopaedia. He loved to test his friends and show off his knowledge, and he was always the person you would want on your pub quiz team.
Nathan was determined to live life to the full, and unbeknown to his Mum he began playing in a football team a few years ago. The cat was out of the bag when a new football trophy took pride of place on the mantelpiece one evening. Nathan was very proud of himself and his team-mates, although I am reliably informed that Nathan was valued more for his enthusiastic participation, rather than his football talents – which led to his shots on goal just missing the target – 100% of the time!
Nathan was the life and soul of any party and loved to dance. He would always take to the dance floor first, and was quite happy to dance alone. However, his infectious enthusiasm always encouraged others to join him.
Nathan was a kind man, and always generous to a fault – on the benefit of his Mum and brother. He had a very special sense of humour – one he shared with his brother – and left his mark on everyone he met.
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
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Salut Le Grand Sprinter,
Long weekend drive there but good to see you're still getting the bike out. Bet you're not looking forward to that 100 miler! ;-)
Excellent news about the sponsorship if it comes off but we're ticking along nicely. There's a link on the hull Thursday website now too so we should be getting a few more visitors, hopefully they'll click on the widget and sponsor us too ;-)
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