Hill walking and a rugby match against the Cherrypickers…
admin | December 15, 2008
Carlos!
I’ve been a bit tardy in updating this site, haven’t I… well I have been a bit busy of late.
Training is going well – my personal adviser has now upped the anti and Iam now supplementing the thrice-weekly ‘Death by Esporta’ training withsome fairly serious real walking – this time carrying a filled rucksack weighing in at around 30 kilos or so. Walking up Robinswood Hill or from home to the top Painswick Beacon are things that – post March – will never again feature on my list of things to do.
It all helps though – I’m feeling fit, am about five kilos lighter than I was this time eight weeks ago (that’s fifty quid you owe me, Coleman) and am in much better shape. I even beat the boy playing tennis yesterday…
Fundraising is going spectacularly well. My friends Rachel and Ian are coming up with loads of ideas – fortunately the calendar idea seems to have fallen off the agenda, though quizzes and some sort of Chinese New Year event are very much on.
Ian has also got a rugby match sorted with the Shedweb community taking on the Cherry Pickers – that’s the Gloucester RFC veteran side to the uninitiated. This will take place in April after I get back. My involvement will be to watch from the sideline and to dial 999 at regular intervals as the Shedwebbers get crocked – I’d love to play but it’s the back… honest!
I also have some fantastic caricatures of the current GRFC squad that have been drawn by my almost brother in law and world famous cartoonist Andy Davey. One is included somewhere on this page. Altogether there are 32 drawings, one or two squad members are not included, largely because they were not about when I asked him to produce them for me. There is an opportunity to purchase a set of limited edition prints in A4 or A5 format, I’ll post the details onto Shedweb, so check there for more information – cost vary depending on the size of prints.
That’s about it for now, heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far, and to the many people who have offered help and advice so far.
Happy Christmas…
