Another of our heroes has kindly decided to share his training regime with us so read on to hear a sermon from Now then Vicar and to help yet again let me introduce you .......
Sean - Also known as "Now then Vicar" our spiritual guide and leader......
Favourite colour- Luminous yellow
Bike - Number 4 white!
Bike - Number 4 white!
Number of training Bikes- Lots and Lots and Lots,
Sponsor- Trampoline and ejector seat purveyors
Age - Should be beyond this mid-life crisis
Hair - By Friar Tuck
Habitat - Pulpits and Rugby grounds
Riding for- Holme valley team
Favourite song- Swing Low...... (allegedly this may have other connotations but I didn't understand! Maybe Mrs Now Then can enlighten us).
And so to the Sermon.....
Pulling out the stops.
It’s been a busy push through Christmas and Easter not much time for anything really in way of training so I’ve been relying on mental resilience; believing what my 7 year old daughter says when I offer help; “I can do it” and the power of prayer “God help me.” I decided that in this past week whatever happened I needed to get some miles in, after my gentle spin with Racing the week before when I alone confronted a rather brash farmer on my way home, who eventually began to see it my way.
So Monday night Holmbridge and back stopping only to chair the PAGM 14 mins there, 13 back ...not much of a ride.
Tuesday ... took Racing a cheque over to Skelmanthorpe, all off road there give or take a mile and I found a great route with loads of good jumps and etc. I came back in darkness on the road turning big gears to work the legs out....not many miles but good fun.
Wednesday...bugger all, just prayer for help, and a chat with a soldier from 2 Para who told me ‘how easy’ our ride was going to be.
Thursday...10K at the gym in the conventional way shanks-pony plus some grunting and blowing at metal work now my sciatica seems to be in abeyance. That all hurt a lot!
Friday...lots of non-alcoholic larger and a gig in the Peacock Lounge, with blokes on a bike support squadron Mr D Kaye, most enjoyable.
Sat...dropped Lydia off at 9.30 for dancing, lifted my 4th bike of the back off the car and started to roll the miles finding an excellent off route trail all the way from Springwood Mills to Clayton West, then spinning off road to Emley Moor, past the mast, back down from Shelley into the Skelmanthorpe for a downhill technical run, falling off twice in the same place but managing to stay on, on the third attempt, perseverance and commitment in bucket-full’s. Then back up through Shat across the school field and down-hill off road again into the Mills to collect Lydia exactly 1.5 hours later. Not many miles but great fun.
Sunday...more prayer and sponsorship. Looks like people are doing well for the Team (my personal effort) hoping to raise about £800.00. Mark’s appeal at Christ Church added a further £390.00 onto our sponsorship form. And: as an added bonus Leeds beat Worcester RUFC and we stay in the Premiership. The helpful comments I offered referee Pearson obviously worked and increased my lung capacity by another 3rd despite having no voice today.
Good week .....I’m doing the dark-side later, Captain C having set the unenviable weekend standard.
Now then Vicar
It’s been a busy push through Christmas and Easter not much time for anything really in way of training so I’ve been relying on mental resilience; believing what my 7 year old daughter says when I offer help; “I can do it” and the power of prayer “God help me.” I decided that in this past week whatever happened I needed to get some miles in, after my gentle spin with Racing the week before when I alone confronted a rather brash farmer on my way home, who eventually began to see it my way.
So Monday night Holmbridge and back stopping only to chair the PAGM 14 mins there, 13 back ...not much of a ride.
Tuesday ... took Racing a cheque over to Skelmanthorpe, all off road there give or take a mile and I found a great route with loads of good jumps and etc. I came back in darkness on the road turning big gears to work the legs out....not many miles but good fun.
Wednesday...bugger all, just prayer for help, and a chat with a soldier from 2 Para who told me ‘how easy’ our ride was going to be.
Thursday...10K at the gym in the conventional way shanks-pony plus some grunting and blowing at metal work now my sciatica seems to be in abeyance. That all hurt a lot!
Friday...lots of non-alcoholic larger and a gig in the Peacock Lounge, with blokes on a bike support squadron Mr D Kaye, most enjoyable.
Sat...dropped Lydia off at 9.30 for dancing, lifted my 4th bike of the back off the car and started to roll the miles finding an excellent off route trail all the way from Springwood Mills to Clayton West, then spinning off road to Emley Moor, past the mast, back down from Shelley into the Skelmanthorpe for a downhill technical run, falling off twice in the same place but managing to stay on, on the third attempt, perseverance and commitment in bucket-full’s. Then back up through Shat across the school field and down-hill off road again into the Mills to collect Lydia exactly 1.5 hours later. Not many miles but great fun.
Sunday...more prayer and sponsorship. Looks like people are doing well for the Team (my personal effort) hoping to raise about £800.00. Mark’s appeal at Christ Church added a further £390.00 onto our sponsorship form. And: as an added bonus Leeds beat Worcester RUFC and we stay in the Premiership. The helpful comments I offered referee Pearson obviously worked and increased my lung capacity by another 3rd despite having no voice today.
Good week .....I’m doing the dark-side later, Captain C having set the unenviable weekend standard.
Now then Vicar
So if that doen't inspire you to sponsor your heroes, the only way to sort it is to introduce another, so here he is the double bubble, the man from the north, your hero...............
Tim- AKA "the Creator" TIM2 , Kit Man, technical language co-ordinator and haribo eater...
Favourite Colour- Gold (particularly Spandex leggings!)
Wheels- The bigger the better
Pairs of protective glasses lost - Many
Sponsor- Guinness and Doctor Who
Age- A mere Pup
Hair - Yes ( A debateable answer here!!!)
Riding For - Help for Heroes
Favourite conditions - Mud, Snow Ice and all sorts of .....Oils (apparently not the Yorkshire version meaning Hole but things to help his muscles!)
Favourite song - Rawhide
So as time flys and we head unanswerably toward the pre-penultimate day, I'll leave you with one thought....
Your heroes are here to do one thing-
Make others lives better through raising funds for 3 great charities - nuff said you know what to do!!!
Racing
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