UPDATE … UPDATE … UPDATE Following yesterdays Blog post of Paul’s Ultra Marathon I’m delighted to say that Paul has received some more sponsorship for the Tameside based Charity OKE. Peoples generosity along with Paul’s efforts now mean that the total sum raised is in excess of £1,500
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There are many people who say they are going to do something, sometimes it’s more wishful thinking than any real commitment to making something happen. But sometimes there are people who say they are going to do something and then actually go and do it. My brother Paul falls into the latter group – and […]
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Last night Paul and I nipped along to the Tameside based OKE Charity in Droylsden. Paul ran there from work, and then ran home after our visit and therefore used it as part of his final preparations for his 100 mile Ultra Marathon on Saturday …. I also made a point of using it as […]
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100 miles and a £1,000+ With just a week to go before Paul sets off on his epic 100 mile Ultra Marathon he looks set to hit around a £1,000 in sponsorship for the Tameside based charity Our Kids Eyes, which is a decent effort when set against his original target of raising £500. Last […]
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I had a cracking day out yesterday and was able to make the most of the decent weather. Despite having been to North Wales on my bike(s) many hundreds of times over the years, there are occasions that I still manage to stumble across roads that I’ve not been on before and yesterday was no […]
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Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic (2012)
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I’ve written previously about the small matter of a 100 mile run that my brother Paul is doing at the end of this month. I caught up again with Paul over the weekend to see how his preparations were going as he gets closer to the start date. This Blog post is the second ‘interview’ […]
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London is always good for a day out and although I’ve lost count of the number of times that I have been there – the many hundreds of work based trips that I made to the capital were just that – work based trips. The pretend ‘glamour’ and ‘excitement’ of work related travel had long […]
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Weekend saw another trip to Wembley, a place where we have been regular visitors since Manchester City hit the financial jackpot a few years back. A couple of FA Cup Semi Finals, a couple of FA Cup Finals, a couple of League Cup finals and a few Charity Shield games have provided us with an […]
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OK, so it’s not a bike related post but last week Pat and I had Daniel and Emma with us for the best part of the day. We had bought them a tent for the garden, although what we thought was a tent was actually to become a church (or so Daniel and Emma told […]
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