The first one of my Buffs has found itself a new home. I sent an email around those who’d expressed an interest with descriptions of what I have and links to them on the Buff website, and opened it up on a “first come, first served” basis….and G is the first 🙂 One shiny new Original Buff will be off to her this week. The ball has started rolling…
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News of a sponsorship variety
Two bits of news this week.
- I came home yesterday to a box from the lovely people at Buff, full of goodies, and more importantly the Buffs that I am to sell on to folk to raise money. I’ve got to work out what I’ve got and what to charge, and who wants what…but it’s all good. Shame I can’t keep ’em all for myself really! *grin*
- As of this morning I have my first ever on-line sponsor, which is really cool! Thank you 🙂
So, slowly I may start to raise the money I need. It’s still a pretty daunting task, and I really neeed to buckle down and approach more folk…but it’s a good start 🙂 ‘Rah!
Glad to be back out, and other news.
I didn’t manage to get out on Tuesday – the weather at this time of year likes to conspire against me it would appear. Tuesday was chilly fog, which I guess makes a change from ice…
So, today was the first time I’ve been out this week. I went out with one of the girls who I’m less familiar with, but at least the commitment ensured that I did go! I was a bit anxious about it, as she races, and never seems to have any problems with hills, speed, etc… However she may have found my pace, she seemed happy enough to keep me company on the seaside loop for a couple of hours and we had a nice uneventful ride – in milder than expected conditions.
Hubby has managed to fix the broken wire on my computer, so here are today’s stats:
Cycling time: 2:14:09
Distance: 32.774 miles
Avs: 14.7 mph
ODO: 7895.2 miles
In other cycling news, yesterday I got a new sponsor.
Buff are my fourth sponsor – and I’m really chuffed about it :). It’s giving me hope that eventually I may actually raise the money I need!
Also, due to ferry problems, Route 4 of the London to Paris has changed a bit. The Portsmouth-Caen crossing has become Portsmouth-St Malo, so the route now looks like this:
Day 1 – London to Portsmouth 80 miles (unchanged)
Catching an overnight ferry to St Malo, (Brittany Ferries) arriving around 08.30 Thursday morning.
Day 2 – St Malo – Mayenne/Laval 82 miles
Day 3 – Mayenne – Chartres 108 miles
Day 4 – Chartres – Paris 73 miles (unchanged)
Total distance has gone from 319 miles to 343 and Day 3 looks like a killer now…*gulp*
My very first sponsor!
I’d like to announce my very first commercial sponsor! Hurrah!
Cheddar Cycle Store, my invaluable local bike shop, are going to sponsor me! Thanks guys 🙂 They do all the work on my bike – including last week’s brake pads and new chain – so quite literally keep me on the road. They were also the first people to email me via this site – which I’m afraid I found quite exciting!
They also run the Cheddar Cyclo Sportive which will be taking place on September 20th 2009 – so if you fancy cycling the infamous Cheddar Gorge, this one could be for you! I’m not sure if I’ll be doing it, as it clashes with the Southdowns Challenge. And to be honest, hills aren’t my thing. This is my most local event, which means I know all the roads, all the hills, and exactly what I’d be letting myself in for. However maybe by then, after all these events, I’ll be up to the challenge! And at least I wouldn’t have to travel far *grin*