At the end of 2009 I started getting on my road bike again, poor thing hadn't seen the light of day for about a year. Of course, it was typically good timing, just as it started getting cold, dark and wet.
And amidst those dark days I said to my brother in-law, I reckon we should do a long ride. Of course, there aren't too many crazy people that do long rides in winter (thank goodness, as I was ill prepared as it was) but we both looked at the Action 100 and thought as it was in March, that would be a good time to have trained and be ready for it.
Well, we're about 5 weeks away and I'm a little behind in my training, but we're still going for it. Last sunday saw a group of 5 of us; Des, Ian, Darren, Rob and myself take off from the top of Mucklow's Hill in Quinton/Halesowen and head towards Rubery. About 20 miles in all.
We did ok, we were back within a couple of hours, the roads weren't the best we could have picked and we all had various teething problems riding as a group. We're hoping to get out this weekend, but I'm looking at the sleet and snow outside thinking that may very well not happen. But let's face it, time is running out and I need to clock up at least a few long rides, so fingers crossed, and if anyone runs a babysitting service, could you get in touch as my family's schedule is crazy right now!
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Antic's galore
Previously on Andy K's Antics...A bike ride in December in a Santa suit, a bbq in depths of winter in January and various other crazy capers.
What of today's installment? What is on the horizon? Currently, I have 4 events on the go, which miraculously I'm nmanaging to keep a top of (although, I could easily drop in to a panic any time now)
First up, Guitar Hero night @ Varsity Bar, Harborne on February 25th. I'll admit it, I came up with the concept of this event without even playing Guitar Hero, but I now have a copy and tomorrow will be spending my day trying to figure it all out and how to run the actual event...if anyone's got tips, make sure you tell me. And if you're local head on over. http://focusbirmingham.org.uk/events/guitar_hero_gig
March will herald a world's first, ok, possibly just Birmingham's. A fundraising Geocache event. If you don't know what geocaching is then head over to who will do a far better job than I at explaining it. March 20th, Lickey Hills, it'll be fun and probably raining. The Big Search
Once those monster events are out of the way I have a personal task to accomplish which we shall review later.
April sees Team M & C (Maria and Christian) take on the first installment of their marathon challenge at the Virgin London Marathon, they'll complete the challenge on June 16th in Norway at the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso, Norway. If you're inspired by their antics you can donate at their Just Giving page or follow their progress at their blog and their Twitter Feed
The last day of Aprill, the 30th will be our Wear Bright for Sight day, so people of Birmingham, wear something bright and donate a gold coin, check out the Focus Birmingham events page for more info.
To supplement wearing bright for sight, I'm looking at organising a free bike ride from our Harborne office to our residential homes in Selly Oak and Erdington before finishing at Victoria Square outside the Council House.
June we might tackle the sponsored walk, but I haven't thought far enough ahead for that, hoping to spend some money on it and turn it in to a bit of an extravaganza, stay posted.
Now, this personal challenge...
What of today's installment? What is on the horizon? Currently, I have 4 events on the go, which miraculously I'm nmanaging to keep a top of (although, I could easily drop in to a panic any time now)
First up, Guitar Hero night @ Varsity Bar, Harborne on February 25th. I'll admit it, I came up with the concept of this event without even playing Guitar Hero, but I now have a copy and tomorrow will be spending my day trying to figure it all out and how to run the actual event...if anyone's got tips, make sure you tell me. And if you're local head on over. http://focusbirmingham.org.uk/events/guitar_hero_gig
March will herald a world's first, ok, possibly just Birmingham's. A fundraising Geocache event. If you don't know what geocaching is then head over to who will do a far better job than I at explaining it. March 20th, Lickey Hills, it'll be fun and probably raining. The Big Search
Once those monster events are out of the way I have a personal task to accomplish which we shall review later.
April sees Team M & C (Maria and Christian) take on the first installment of their marathon challenge at the Virgin London Marathon, they'll complete the challenge on June 16th in Norway at the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso, Norway. If you're inspired by their antics you can donate at their Just Giving page or follow their progress at their blog and their Twitter Feed
The last day of Aprill, the 30th will be our Wear Bright for Sight day, so people of Birmingham, wear something bright and donate a gold coin, check out the Focus Birmingham events page for more info.
To supplement wearing bright for sight, I'm looking at organising a free bike ride from our Harborne office to our residential homes in Selly Oak and Erdington before finishing at Victoria Square outside the Council House.
June we might tackle the sponsored walk, but I haven't thought far enough ahead for that, hoping to spend some money on it and turn it in to a bit of an extravaganza, stay posted.
Now, this personal challenge...
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