This weekend passed with no team training. This was due to Gubbs & Gem's 'break' to Center Parcs with their old Uni pals. So this meant this weekend was a real mix of activity from the team...Friday saw a determined Julie continue the good work of previous weeks by putting in the miles. 15 in fact, around her local area. A good distance for walking on her own. So definitely no training break for Julie!
Jo has been seeing a physio the last couple of months to aid her recovery from a running injury and this weekend she took a big step by running again, and this time with no pain! It may not have set any distance records, but it's a good start for what we hope will be a long injury free summer.
As mentioned earlier, Gem & Gubbs went away for a weekend to Center Parcs in Longleat forest with their old university friends for some fun and games.
For those of you who are not familiar with Center Parcs it is a holiday park for those looking for a somewhat active break, and we had a blast.
Lots of badminton, tennis, swimming and of course cycling. This was a real cross training weekend (that's our excuse to pass it off as training anyway). It was far from an easy ride with some of the hills. Our accommodation was obviously at the top of one hill which made for much entertainment and pain while attempting to ride back to after a busy day of sport etc... The legs have just about recovered.
Anyway a highlight for us had to be uni friend Chris being taken off in the current of the water rapids with his face trapped between the wall and a big hairy chap's back. You haven't seen a man with more panic in his eyes! Of course it goes without saying the rest of us were in stitches at his misfortune! Memories flooding back of 'Along Came Polly', with Ben Stiller's character getting a hairy sweaty chest in his face while playing basketball (see here for the YouTube clip).
So back to more relevant news, at the weekend we crossed the £400 sponsorship mark so we'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for your generosity. If you are reading and enjoying these blog updates and have not yet sponsored us, please feel free to by clicking on the big Virgin Money Giving button at the top of the page (or here if you are reading on mobile).
In other fundraising news, on Thursday night, Jo, Gem & Gubbs will be visiting the pub that we have booked for our quiz night to sample the food and drink... Err, I mean check that all the facilities are up to scratch... We will be joined by support team member Stewart and team friend Brendan who also would like to 'approve' the facilities.
More details on the quiz night to come once we have finalised them.
Finally our training plans this weekend will consist of a team walk. This will be stage 3 and 4 of the Trailwalker course on Sunday afternoon going from Cocking to Houghton and we are very much looking forward to it.
NB: Thanks to Uni friend Anna for the photos!
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