For those of you who don't know Myself and Mrs TG took delivery on 13/06/08 of a beautiful baby girl Abigail May Moss at 4am, 8lb 6oz and she's fantastic, this is our second child, Oliver being only 18 months old so for the last month or so we've had our hands full to say the least !
Although time for riding the bike has been tight i haven't slacked ! I've been getting some good rides in don't you know ? Even on the day we were booked into the hospital for the planned birth I was out the door at 7.30am and got a good 63 miles in, quick shower and shave and at the hospital for 1pm with my catcher mitts on !
This weekend, the UK based Nathans Flyer's are all getting together for a ride on Sat, which will be great as we haven't all ridden together as group for over a decade ! It will be interesting to see who's fit and who's not ? I'll be happy if I can just get round ! (not competitive at all me !) I shall keep you all posted on what goes on and might even throw a couple of pictures in of the motley crew ! nothing quite as flash as Mr & Mrs Evingtons video which I think you'll all agree is inspirational (read my comment) .
Finally a big thank you to all those people who have donated to the Cardiomyopathy charity it is really appreciated and will go along way to helping us hit our reach our fund raising target.
look out for all the action from saturdays ride on the blog !
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, 25 June 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
by the way boys, I just happened to be 'based in the UK' this morning...... any chance I can come for a ride ;-)
Post a Comment