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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Challenge Complete :-)</em></span></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana;"><em>Hi Guys.</em></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #000080;">I am going to cycle 400km (249 miles) climbing over 2068m (6,785 feet) in the Canadian Rockies for the Edinburgh Marie Curie Hospice in July 2010. </span><span style="color: #000080;">I have never done anything like this before so it should be a challenge to say the least. </span></span><span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana;">Having carried out work for Marie Curie in Edinburgh as a painter & decorator, and seen first hand what a wonderful job the nurses and other staff do, I felt that I wanted to do something to help. So I have decided to take on this challenge in memory of my late friend Stevie Inglis. (Hibs.Net toaosi) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #000080;">Just recently Stevie lost his fight with stomach cancer and I lost a dear friend at an age that was just too young. A very sad experience and a reminder that sometimes,</span><span style="color: #000080;"> we can take so much for granted.</span></span></em></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana;"><em>I don't have the wonderful skills of the nurses, doctors and other staff that make a place like Marie Curie tick...............<strong>but I can ride a bike.............</strong></em></span><em><span style="font-size: small; color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PLEASE HELP!! </span></strong> </span></span><span style="font-size: small; color: #000080;"> </span></em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="color: #000080;">Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. </span></em></span><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em> </em></span></strong><span style="color: #000080;"><span><strong><em> </em></strong></span></span> </p>
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<p><span style="color: #333399;">Any small amount can go such a long, long way. </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><strong><em>Training Blog.........</em></strong></span></span> </p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>21st july - A nice cold beer while packing :) Training is now complete........ </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>15th july - Sweet bike ride in torrential rain with the thunder pushing me along (15 miles)..x </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>14th july - Ticking over as I'm ready to go! </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>10th july - 7 hours spinning at M & S Edinburgh and raised £803.55. Thank You x</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>7th july - Resting legs for now, just doing some gym work till weekend.......</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>5th july - wee spin and some gym work..</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>4th july - Was thinking of going out on the bike tonight, but the strong winds & rain have put that idea to bed.... </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>4th july- Wet and horrible weather, so I'm indoors again!! :(</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>3rd july - Got myself a wee tummy bug and not happy..:(</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>1st july - gym work and spinning....</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>27th june - 60 miles and two climbs of 1000ft+ in the Scottish Borders, with a head wind for most of it..Sweet..</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>25th june - easy work-out with nothing too demanding..</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>24th june - Some nice gym work :-) with a wee hard spin.....</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>22nd/23rd june - Rest days...Nice!...</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>21st june - Another fast 20 miles with a wee 1000ft climb, all in glorious sunshine. Bliss....</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>20th june - 8 hours spinning at the Cameron Toll Centre..An incredible £932.52 raised. Thank you x</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>19th june - A nice 45 miles in the scottish borders in glorious sunshine..</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>6th / 18th june - working away with only exercises for comfort.... Not ideal....</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>5th june - a nice wee fast twenty miles in the scottish borders..sweet</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>1st june - more spinning and gym</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>29th may - 9 hours spinning at the St James' Centre Edinburgh.....Raised £533.15 Thank you..x</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>26th may - spinning and gym work, time is tight again.....</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>24th may - feeling that I'm back in the groove with the training,........ </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>22nd may - close on 40 miles in the blistering heat of the scottish borders, boy it was hot!!...</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>18th May - been feeling so pooped at the moment, and time is a factor with the training, resting for a few days..(slacker x)</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>16th may - more gym work with a 20 mile cycle at night....</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>13th may - spinning and gym work, time is tight at the moment.......</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span><em>11th may - spinning and gym work, back out on the road later in the week. </em> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>1st may - work, work, work. So busy that the training has taking a bump....</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>25th april - rest day..Y-E-S....</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>24th april - relaxing 30+ miles with two climbs of just over 1,100ft....all in sunshine..Nice.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>23rd april - around 60 mile cycle with a climb of 1,100 ft, felt so good.....</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>22nd april - light work-out with a spin and gym.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>21st april - just a wee work-out after work with some spinning and gym work..</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>18th april - started to incorporate some bigger climbs, starting with a 1,872ft over witches knowe. Twice!. In the rain, well, drizzle to be fair.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>17th april - another 40 miles and all in good weather, so got to be pleased. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>15th april - can't shake off this man flu bug. Still, up wards and on wards...</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>13th april - sunset cycle in the Scottish Borders, with a wee 20 miles after work!. Sweet..</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>11th april - another glorious day in the Scottish Borders. Got around 40 miles done today with some to spare!. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>10th april - got a wonderful ride-out in the Scottish Borders with some glorious sunshine. Just over 40 miles. Sweet.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>6th april - so disappointed with the weather at the moment...stuck indoors for the time being with my winter trainer...</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>2nd april - roads are still a bit dodgy for the road biking, so will be spinning and gym work. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span>31st march - back to winter training, as the skies have dumped another huge snowfall on my doorstep.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000080;"><span>28th march - light workout..</span></span></p>
<p>27th march - got out on the bike with a nice twenty miles up through Peebles, Edinburgh Road and back to Innerleithen, felt very good. Also did 12/13 miles afternoon...SWEET</p>
<p>25th march - not been keeping so good this week and the training has suffered, but I will be back on the bike saturday morning and will take things from there.</p>
<p>21st march - no aches'n pains from yesterdays 42 ish miles on the road bike, so got to be pleased....light workout after work..</p>
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