Well, the lack of laptop lasted less than a week - Sarah was getting the shakes every morning when she couldn't switch it on! Fortunately Mum was arriving on Thursday and had to pass the Apple store on Regent Street ;-)
Uploaded the Alps rides. As I said last week, Saturday was 81 miles, 5 hours of rain. Felt like a bit of a pro - pouring rain, little cap under the cycle helmet, following car to spur me on and take pictures (Thanks Holly! x) and my first 5 hour ride. Didn't do as much climbing as I might've but didn't fancy coming down too many mountains in the rain on slick 20mm Michelins! Holly was very nervous as it was seeing me ride no hands over the top of the cols putting my Gillet on, going round corners in the wet. Very hard, like I said - still debating upgrading the gears to give me a better lower gear but that's expensive and I am northern after all. Only 1300 m climbing, something I can do near Paris but it makes a difference if you do most of it in 2 chunks!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/107551
Sunday was always going to be a shorter day as we had to get home so I picked a route that ended up back near the motorway. 51m in 3 hours. No rain today but not warm either, again followed by Stalker. Felt surprisingly good today given that yesterday my legs were absolutely killing me. Nearly 1500m climbing today, more than yesterday in a little over half the distance. Really got to give it some beans on the descents in the dry, especially when Holly wasn't behind me and I could leave the braking a bit later ;-)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/107548
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.
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