The Castlepoint event has come and gone. It has brought in about £240 which is OK, but not as much as I would have liked to have raised. But a big thank you to everyone from the local MNDA branch who helped out.
The weather was good - mainly sunny but not too hot.So we arrived at 8am to set up and by 9 all was ready. I started pedalling and waited for the people to come along. And waited some more. The numbers of people passing did pick up a bit by 11am, but I think everyone was too busy with the shopping to stop. Thank you to everyone who did stop and paid the £2 to take a guess at the distance.
It was encouraging to see Mike and Michelle come along. Mike was in good spirits as usual and held a bucket for passing trade. Then he had a butterfly painted on his hand by the stall next to us. He was able to stay for a couple of hours.
We had one or two people who came along who had had recent experience of family or friends who have been affected by MND as well. They wanted help and advice so having some from the branch there was a real advantage.
I took a 5 minute break in the morning, 30 minutes at lunchtime and 20 minutes in the afternoon. So the pedalling time was just about 7 hours. And the distance? 115.9 miles. The turbo wasn't on a high setting, but I feel very happy to have completed a distance that is 15 miles further than any ride before. So it has been a good day combining fundraising with a day's training. I feel tired but not completed done in.
A number of friends come along to encourage me - that you. One of these was Amy who, I think, came to check up that I was working hard enough.
And the competition winners, in order of choosing their prizes are Des Allison, Susan Delaney, Clare Busst, Judith Mills, Mike Spittle, Derek Sercombe and Mike Hardy. I am in the process of contacting everyone which may take a couple of days or so but you will hear from me.
And here is the usual request - if you haven't sponsored me, please do so.
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