Tomorrow morning (Thursday) Scotty will be doin a live interview on 97.7FM with Jason Gunn, LIVE from his bike on the road at approx 8.50am, by this stage he would have been riding for over three hours, tune in and have a listen!!!
Jess
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
LIVE UPDATES
Hi team,
Jess here, Thursday and Friday i will be posting live updates on the blog site to let you know where scotty is and how he is doing, every hour or two i will write an update so you can watch his progress.
Good luck Scotty, Love ya, Be Safe!
also..... if you go to this link, there is COOL stuff on trade me up for auction! oohh its exciting... isn't it!
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=386740
Jess here, Thursday and Friday i will be posting live updates on the blog site to let you know where scotty is and how he is doing, every hour or two i will write an update so you can watch his progress.
Good luck Scotty, Love ya, Be Safe!
also..... if you go to this link, there is COOL stuff on trade me up for auction! oohh its exciting... isn't it!
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=386740
20 hours to go!
It is 8:15am Wednesday morning, this time tomorrow I would have been on my bike for 3 hours or so.
There simply isn't much else to say now..I can't "wow" you with a new epic ride, tell you about an "animal" moment or even beg you a little more to donate to the kids.
Do me a solid though please, think really positive thoughts... My tooth is blimmin sore, iI have the beginnings of a cold and I need to pull from your strength! While you are sitting back and relaxing... think of my sorry little butt and legs.. go on...please! :)
THANK YOU everyone! sincerely!
I leave at between 5-5:30am tomorrow from Cholmondeley children's home in Governors Bay. Ride the hills through to Sumner and should be there around 6-6:15am. I ride through ferrymead, to marshlands road and then over the waimak bridge..... to my final destination... Blenheim... arriving in around 10pm. 400km tomorrow! Then 4 laps of Grape Ride Friday and 2 laps on Saturday! ONE THOUSAND KILOMETRES!
The VIP tent will be up at the start/finish line. please wander over and buy you VIP pass for the finish. I know you'll all be there...
To all of you racing or riding... GOOD LUCK! My thoughts will be with you and I am REALLY excited about seeing you up there.
I am nervous, worried, excited and most all hungry to not let you all down.
SEE YOU ON THE ROAD
Scotty
Saturday, March 28, 2009
3 days to go, my schedule, Le Race.... THANKS
Saturday was a gorgeous Christchurch day! Le Race was great! Jonny and I did it in a team... I rode the first half as a warm up... JP went really great on freshness. After the tag in Little River, I headed off for my first experience of the hill top summit! YUK... that is one hell of a ride. After a bit of food and rest I baked back to ChCh. My time was 7:27:41 to my front door. For those of you that donated to win a pair of $600 RUDY PROJECT eye wear... the winner will be called tomorrow!
Today, about 30 of us met at the MUDFISH cafe, for great coffee and a photo shoot for the GOLD Cholmondeley kit. Thanks to everyone that rode. We had a great ride out to Halswell then to Sumner. Fair to say, riding in a 20+ group doesn’t make friends with car drivers! (sorry cars)
3 days to go!
Here is a basic plan of my thousand kilometres! Thursday, is 400km then 6 laps of the GRAPE RIDE
Thursday: 5:00am-ish Start at Cholmondeley children’s home-Governors bay, ride to Blenheim, then ride another 60km (approx) to reach the 400km I need to get on day one. Should be finished 11pm
Friday: 5:00am Ride lap one of grape ride course. Approx 4 hours. Then ride another immediately after that. (My second lap today is the first of the 5 I must do for the 5 lap race.) Grape Gonzo has let me do one lap prior to the 2pm start of the ultimate 5 lapper. So at 2pm, I will be on the start line, with 4 laps to go. Then I will complete 2 more laps, finishing approx 10-11pm Friday night.
Saturday: 4:30am Ride lap 5 of my 6 laps. My goal is to be on my sixth and final lap approximately 9am, about the same time as the 1 lappers leave. The reason I wanted to do this is to finish around the 2-3pm mark. The fact is, if everything turns to custard, I might very well finish much later... as late as 6pm!
1000+ kilometres! DONE
For all of you wanting or waiting to donate to the kids of Cholmondeley...
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/scottybrown
Lastly, MANY people have asked about the VIP tent... you can be part of the crew by simply paying $20 (or much more if you want) to the VIP volunteers at the tent (which is right on the start finish line in the GRAPE RIDE finish area!) For the first 70 people, you will receive an amazing VIP 1000km tee shirt. You will also get to drink COKE and VITAMIN WATER, eat our BBQ food from PAK N SAVE MOOREHOUSE AVE and drink a wine or two from the GREAT TEAM AT FORREST estate wines. All for $20 bucks! There will be seats there and great people hanging out with you! Every cent goes to the kids!
The TEES have been designed by the amazing team at DEFLUX DESIGN, this would have cost us hundreds of bucks, but DEFLUX did the design for free, LOVE YOU GUYS! and the tees were given to us by Mark and the bloody great team at SCREEN CONCEPTS. They are the best in the business... use them... plain and simple! Both of these companies have been sensational... THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!)
I am shaking with nerves!
Today, about 30 of us met at the MUDFISH cafe, for great coffee and a photo shoot for the GOLD Cholmondeley kit. Thanks to everyone that rode. We had a great ride out to Halswell then to Sumner. Fair to say, riding in a 20+ group doesn’t make friends with car drivers! (sorry cars)
3 days to go!
Here is a basic plan of my thousand kilometres! Thursday, is 400km then 6 laps of the GRAPE RIDE
Thursday: 5:00am-ish Start at Cholmondeley children’s home-Governors bay, ride to Blenheim, then ride another 60km (approx) to reach the 400km I need to get on day one. Should be finished 11pm
Friday: 5:00am Ride lap one of grape ride course. Approx 4 hours. Then ride another immediately after that. (My second lap today is the first of the 5 I must do for the 5 lap race.) Grape Gonzo has let me do one lap prior to the 2pm start of the ultimate 5 lapper. So at 2pm, I will be on the start line, with 4 laps to go. Then I will complete 2 more laps, finishing approx 10-11pm Friday night.
Saturday: 4:30am Ride lap 5 of my 6 laps. My goal is to be on my sixth and final lap approximately 9am, about the same time as the 1 lappers leave. The reason I wanted to do this is to finish around the 2-3pm mark. The fact is, if everything turns to custard, I might very well finish much later... as late as 6pm!
1000+ kilometres! DONE
For all of you wanting or waiting to donate to the kids of Cholmondeley...
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/scottybrown
Lastly, MANY people have asked about the VIP tent... you can be part of the crew by simply paying $20 (or much more if you want) to the VIP volunteers at the tent (which is right on the start finish line in the GRAPE RIDE finish area!) For the first 70 people, you will receive an amazing VIP 1000km tee shirt. You will also get to drink COKE and VITAMIN WATER, eat our BBQ food from PAK N SAVE MOOREHOUSE AVE and drink a wine or two from the GREAT TEAM AT FORREST estate wines. All for $20 bucks! There will be seats there and great people hanging out with you! Every cent goes to the kids!
The TEES have been designed by the amazing team at DEFLUX DESIGN, this would have cost us hundreds of bucks, but DEFLUX did the design for free, LOVE YOU GUYS! and the tees were given to us by Mark and the bloody great team at SCREEN CONCEPTS. They are the best in the business... use them... plain and simple! Both of these companies have been sensational... THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!)
I am shaking with nerves!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
New Bikes, Le Race and 7 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This time next week I will be about 350-400KM into my 1000km epic guardian angel ride! I simply can't believe it! I would have been on my bike for about 14 hours.
I am speechless about the momentum, donations and support! It's bloody hard to thank everyone... but please know, I thank each and everyone involved!
Today I recieved my new PINARELLO PRINCE. PINARELLO and SCOTT have both sponsored me into absolutley GORGEOUS bikes, along with my 2 custom CARRERAS... I have one hell of a stable! You can see my bikes on the right from tomorrow. Thanks to Jonny and Mark for getting involved and behind me. I LOVE the bikes... they are blimmin magic!
COKE and VITAMIN WATER have just donated drinks for our VIP tent at the start finish line of the GRAPE RIDE! Stefan, you are amazing! Thanks SO much for doing this for us... you have added real value to our VIP tent. Wish you could be there mate! see you at LE RACE pal...good luck!
Andy from BOSCH (fellow cyclist and great guy) has today donated a BOSCH DISH WASHER worth $1500 for our charity auction. This auction is online as well as the live auction at the VIP tent on Saturday. The kids and I thank you mate. GOLD!
Jess will be updating my blog every hour or so next Thursday and Friday morning. She will be in contact with my crew and posting where I am, conditions and times etc to keep you up to date with where I am on the road and even how I am feeling! Oh and Jess will be at the GRAPE RIDE doing the 200KM MAGNUM... LEGENDARY! Hang out with jess at the VIP tent. PS... the guardian angel ride tees are AWESOME! $20 and recieve a $45 tee, wine, food and vitamin water!
I have a POLICE escort from Cholmondeley next Thursday. Richard Scott will be following me and escorting me through to the end of Marshlands road. So if your out and about next Thursday from 5:30am (Approx time I ride thru Sumner, I would LOVE to see you!
We have reached the MAGIC $20,000 mark. SENSATIONAL
LE RACE is Saturday. I am riding LE RACE too.... I am riding the 1st half with my mate Jonny, then I will attempt to RACE the second half... after some food and a stretch... I am riding home. I am really excited, it is my second to last big ride before my "RIDE". I will try and ride (weather permitting) 6 hours on Sunday... then I AM DONE! Make sure you call into MUDFISH CAFE Ferrymead to enter the draw for the $600 RUDY PROJECT sunglasses. You can also call into the shop... Just pay $2 and enter the tiem you think it will take me to do LE RACE then ride home. If your right or the closest.... YOU WIN. THANKS MUDFISH CAFE! Also, ride down there on Sunday....... do a light ride to lighten your legs up and stop in for a coffee... every coffee you buy, MUDFISH will donate $1. spend your money with the guys that give something back!
Ride safe, Race hard, be careful..... and Thanks from the kids and I.
Scotty
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/scottybrown
I am speechless about the momentum, donations and support! It's bloody hard to thank everyone... but please know, I thank each and everyone involved!
Today I recieved my new PINARELLO PRINCE. PINARELLO and SCOTT have both sponsored me into absolutley GORGEOUS bikes, along with my 2 custom CARRERAS... I have one hell of a stable! You can see my bikes on the right from tomorrow. Thanks to Jonny and Mark for getting involved and behind me. I LOVE the bikes... they are blimmin magic!
COKE and VITAMIN WATER have just donated drinks for our VIP tent at the start finish line of the GRAPE RIDE! Stefan, you are amazing! Thanks SO much for doing this for us... you have added real value to our VIP tent. Wish you could be there mate! see you at LE RACE pal...good luck!
Andy from BOSCH (fellow cyclist and great guy) has today donated a BOSCH DISH WASHER worth $1500 for our charity auction. This auction is online as well as the live auction at the VIP tent on Saturday. The kids and I thank you mate. GOLD!
Jess will be updating my blog every hour or so next Thursday and Friday morning. She will be in contact with my crew and posting where I am, conditions and times etc to keep you up to date with where I am on the road and even how I am feeling! Oh and Jess will be at the GRAPE RIDE doing the 200KM MAGNUM... LEGENDARY! Hang out with jess at the VIP tent. PS... the guardian angel ride tees are AWESOME! $20 and recieve a $45 tee, wine, food and vitamin water!
I have a POLICE escort from Cholmondeley next Thursday. Richard Scott will be following me and escorting me through to the end of Marshlands road. So if your out and about next Thursday from 5:30am (Approx time I ride thru Sumner, I would LOVE to see you!
We have reached the MAGIC $20,000 mark. SENSATIONAL
LE RACE is Saturday. I am riding LE RACE too.... I am riding the 1st half with my mate Jonny, then I will attempt to RACE the second half... after some food and a stretch... I am riding home. I am really excited, it is my second to last big ride before my "RIDE". I will try and ride (weather permitting) 6 hours on Sunday... then I AM DONE! Make sure you call into MUDFISH CAFE Ferrymead to enter the draw for the $600 RUDY PROJECT sunglasses. You can also call into the shop... Just pay $2 and enter the tiem you think it will take me to do LE RACE then ride home. If your right or the closest.... YOU WIN. THANKS MUDFISH CAFE! Also, ride down there on Sunday....... do a light ride to lighten your legs up and stop in for a coffee... every coffee you buy, MUDFISH will donate $1. spend your money with the guys that give something back!
Ride safe, Race hard, be careful..... and Thanks from the kids and I.
Scotty
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/scottybrown
Sunday, March 22, 2009
NZ Prime Minister involved!!!!!!!!!!!
Not long to go before my pain starts!
This time 14 days away, I will be sleeping my 1000kms off! It's amazing to think that my mission is almost over. 29th of December 2008, was the day I rode 360kms from Waikawa bay to Christchurch... the day my training started and I started to make this a reality!
The support from you all has been tremendous to say the least. I'm often asked,"how can you do this"? But I say... how can all of you do this! It's my ride... but it's your money, time, donations, support etc that are making the actual difference. Don’t underestimate your effort... you are the ones that need to be thanked!
Mike Pero has donated some amazing hot laps in his Holden race car. He will do a bunch of hot laps with you in the passenger’s seat! Wow, this is freekin awesome! You can hardly put a price on that! These have been reaching $8-900 at charity auctions. He has donated 3! Yes 3. Mike, thanks so much! These, along with other amazing items, including a FULL domestique by your side in the grape ride in 2010, along with the use of race wheels, full support and free entry! A signed jersey by CSC TEAM rider Hayden Roulston, a signed jersey by Prime Minister John Key, and 2 other GREAT things, will be up for online auction on TRADE ME by Wednesday! I’ll post the link on Wednesday. Also we have had an amazing offer from DEFLUX design who have been doing all our design of logos etc for our VIP tees. Guys THANKS SO MUCH for your donation of design time! Also, Mark at SCREEN CONCEPTS has donated 75 tees for our VIP’s at the SCOTTY BROWN GUARDIAN ANGEL tent at GRAPE RIDE finish line. SCREEN CONCEPTS and DEFLUX have done all our printing and design for 10 years now... they are loyal to us and this cause! Support them!
Also, the team at MUDFISH cafe have also come to the party! When you're out riding make the effort to stop in and get your coffee fix from them. We all stop in sumner... but just down the road in Ferrymead you can get a great coffee fix from a cafe owned by fellow cyclists! More so, they are donating $1 from every coffee sold and have started a $2 “guess Scottys LERACE time” sweep stake. Up for graps is a pair of $600 RUDY PROJECT sunglasses. You can also enter the draw at SCOTTY BROWNS.. but stop in and have a coffee at MUDFISH. I did not solicit these guys, they came to me and said “WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED” and the least us cyclists can all do is give something back.
I would also really like to thank SCHWALBE tyres and REYNOLDS wheels. They have given me hundreds of dollars worth of tyres for my training and race... so thanks a million guys! They are the best tyres for New Zealand conditions, without question!
Lastly, John Key (Prime Minister of NZ) made a very significant donation this week. I’d just like to say that that was a real surprise and totally amazing! John, thank you SO much. I was lost for words to be frank! Cholmondeley Childrens home needs money every day. It's struggles to get funding and relies so much on the kindness of fellow New Zealanders making donations etc. So every donation is important, every persons dollar is important, but I would like to say this... when our Prime Minister gets involved, I can’t help thinking that the future is bright for the kids at Cholmondeley. I embarked on getting money and shoes... but just as important was getting this amazing home etched into people’s minds, to promote and make aware to Cantabrians that this is right on our doorstep! The words getting out! We can all take pride in the fact that each of us has done this. More people than ever will remember the name Cholmondeley and associate the name with need, help, kindness, compassion and care!
Ok, training: 3 days off cause of my back. short bays Wednesday, summit road Thursday, Saturday I did summit in morning and short bays in afternoon, and unfortunately the weather on Sunday really put me off, just rode up to kiwi... pretty sad training really!
This weekend I have LE RACE. I'm doing a team (but I am riding the first half as training-with my team mate) then racing the second half... then, i'll bike home. This will be my last big day before my epic 48 hours!
Love to you all!
Scotty
www.fundraisonline.co.nz/scottybrown
This time 14 days away, I will be sleeping my 1000kms off! It's amazing to think that my mission is almost over. 29th of December 2008, was the day I rode 360kms from Waikawa bay to Christchurch... the day my training started and I started to make this a reality!
The support from you all has been tremendous to say the least. I'm often asked,"how can you do this"? But I say... how can all of you do this! It's my ride... but it's your money, time, donations, support etc that are making the actual difference. Don’t underestimate your effort... you are the ones that need to be thanked!
Mike Pero has donated some amazing hot laps in his Holden race car. He will do a bunch of hot laps with you in the passenger’s seat! Wow, this is freekin awesome! You can hardly put a price on that! These have been reaching $8-900 at charity auctions. He has donated 3! Yes 3. Mike, thanks so much! These, along with other amazing items, including a FULL domestique by your side in the grape ride in 2010, along with the use of race wheels, full support and free entry! A signed jersey by CSC TEAM rider Hayden Roulston, a signed jersey by Prime Minister John Key, and 2 other GREAT things, will be up for online auction on TRADE ME by Wednesday! I’ll post the link on Wednesday. Also we have had an amazing offer from DEFLUX design who have been doing all our design of logos etc for our VIP tees. Guys THANKS SO MUCH for your donation of design time! Also, Mark at SCREEN CONCEPTS has donated 75 tees for our VIP’s at the SCOTTY BROWN GUARDIAN ANGEL tent at GRAPE RIDE finish line. SCREEN CONCEPTS and DEFLUX have done all our printing and design for 10 years now... they are loyal to us and this cause! Support them!
Also, the team at MUDFISH cafe have also come to the party! When you're out riding make the effort to stop in and get your coffee fix from them. We all stop in sumner... but just down the road in Ferrymead you can get a great coffee fix from a cafe owned by fellow cyclists! More so, they are donating $1 from every coffee sold and have started a $2 “guess Scottys LERACE time” sweep stake. Up for graps is a pair of $600 RUDY PROJECT sunglasses. You can also enter the draw at SCOTTY BROWNS.. but stop in and have a coffee at MUDFISH. I did not solicit these guys, they came to me and said “WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED” and the least us cyclists can all do is give something back.
I would also really like to thank SCHWALBE tyres and REYNOLDS wheels. They have given me hundreds of dollars worth of tyres for my training and race... so thanks a million guys! They are the best tyres for New Zealand conditions, without question!
Lastly, John Key (Prime Minister of NZ) made a very significant donation this week. I’d just like to say that that was a real surprise and totally amazing! John, thank you SO much. I was lost for words to be frank! Cholmondeley Childrens home needs money every day. It's struggles to get funding and relies so much on the kindness of fellow New Zealanders making donations etc. So every donation is important, every persons dollar is important, but I would like to say this... when our Prime Minister gets involved, I can’t help thinking that the future is bright for the kids at Cholmondeley. I embarked on getting money and shoes... but just as important was getting this amazing home etched into people’s minds, to promote and make aware to Cantabrians that this is right on our doorstep! The words getting out! We can all take pride in the fact that each of us has done this. More people than ever will remember the name Cholmondeley and associate the name with need, help, kindness, compassion and care!
Ok, training: 3 days off cause of my back. short bays Wednesday, summit road Thursday, Saturday I did summit in morning and short bays in afternoon, and unfortunately the weather on Sunday really put me off, just rode up to kiwi... pretty sad training really!
This weekend I have LE RACE. I'm doing a team (but I am riding the first half as training-with my team mate) then racing the second half... then, i'll bike home. This will be my last big day before my epic 48 hours!
Love to you all!
Scotty
www.fundraisonline.co.nz/scottybrown
Sunday, March 15, 2009
........shoes, schools, kilometres but no horses!
Pretty special week this week. I’ll try and keep it short!
Last week I was invited to OAKLANDS School. Where a wonderful teacher, Miss Ward (Lisa, fellow cycling legend) has invited me to visit her class and attend an assembly! Bit scary really, never did well at school... but I was very lucky to meet the GREAT kids of her class. Thanks kids! Was a little bit over the ENDLESS horse, talking horse and other horse related jokes... but I guess when I put I talk to horses on my blog, there was bound to be some ramifications! Anyway, I was presented with 580 pairs of kids shoes from a “mufti day” shoe donation from the school. I was blown away! Not much else can be said outside a warm and heartfelt “THANK YOU”! Thanks OAKLANDS School, Miss Lisa Ward and her AWESOME class! ..................................................580 SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good training week... 2 REALLY hard hill rep days, one with Jess who really pushed me... Thanks Jess!
Saturday I did summit road in big gears... dumb move! I'm strong, but while doing this strength training I have inflamed my dodgy back... and I am now finding it really hard to move and sit on the bike. Advice given from Grant at INJURY SOLULTIONS is to have a few days rest, anti inflammatory tablets and keep moving!
Yesterday... well.......... yesterday my old mate Bob Scott (the original horse whisperer) and I set out for a mammoth ride. My first taste of an epic ride with someone else. I was really nervous because when you ride with someone else, over that distance, it can really be hard physically and mentally. You have to make sure that you don’t ride out of you comfort zone. We battled a NE wind all the way to Culverden, where we stopped for bacon and eggs. We then rode up the road 3km and turned east at the red post. Wow what an amazing piece of road that is. It brings you out just 16kms north of Cheviot! If you ever want a sensation ride, drive to Culverden and ride that piece of road... it's awesome. We then thankfully had a side tail wind home. 301kms for me and about 320k for Bob! Bob, thanks so much for helping me ride that distance. It was a great ride, not as epic as my Blenheim ride etc, but all the same and epic ride. It's a bloody long way; it was great to have you there half wheeling me! Haha
I will say this..... I am VERY worried about my ride! I have to do 2 back to back days of 400km then finish off with a 2ookm day on the Saturday! I am well aware of the effort that will be needed! Just for the record, I’ll do EVERY kilometre! My plan is to finish my ride around the 2pm mark on the Saturday... but weather conditions and legs will play a massive part.... so I might very well finish late Saturday night.... remember, the distance is the same as biking from ChCh to Blenheim, then back to ChCh, then back to Blenheim then back to Kaikora! That’s basically what 1000km is!
The donations are going crazy! THANK YOU! To the cyclists that donated at the Canterbury tour on the weekend, sincere thanks! It's tremendous feeling the compassion. To everyone that is donating, I can’t possibly thank you enough. To the people I have never met, I am overwhelmed and humbled by your generosity.
Remember, when you donate, the kids get the donation! Its YOU making the difference to them, NOT ME!
ciao for now, Scotty
Last week I was invited to OAKLANDS School. Where a wonderful teacher, Miss Ward (Lisa, fellow cycling legend) has invited me to visit her class and attend an assembly! Bit scary really, never did well at school... but I was very lucky to meet the GREAT kids of her class. Thanks kids! Was a little bit over the ENDLESS horse, talking horse and other horse related jokes... but I guess when I put I talk to horses on my blog, there was bound to be some ramifications! Anyway, I was presented with 580 pairs of kids shoes from a “mufti day” shoe donation from the school. I was blown away! Not much else can be said outside a warm and heartfelt “THANK YOU”! Thanks OAKLANDS School, Miss Lisa Ward and her AWESOME class! ..................................................580 SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good training week... 2 REALLY hard hill rep days, one with Jess who really pushed me... Thanks Jess!
Saturday I did summit road in big gears... dumb move! I'm strong, but while doing this strength training I have inflamed my dodgy back... and I am now finding it really hard to move and sit on the bike. Advice given from Grant at INJURY SOLULTIONS is to have a few days rest, anti inflammatory tablets and keep moving!
Yesterday... well.......... yesterday my old mate Bob Scott (the original horse whisperer) and I set out for a mammoth ride. My first taste of an epic ride with someone else. I was really nervous because when you ride with someone else, over that distance, it can really be hard physically and mentally. You have to make sure that you don’t ride out of you comfort zone. We battled a NE wind all the way to Culverden, where we stopped for bacon and eggs. We then rode up the road 3km and turned east at the red post. Wow what an amazing piece of road that is. It brings you out just 16kms north of Cheviot! If you ever want a sensation ride, drive to Culverden and ride that piece of road... it's awesome. We then thankfully had a side tail wind home. 301kms for me and about 320k for Bob! Bob, thanks so much for helping me ride that distance. It was a great ride, not as epic as my Blenheim ride etc, but all the same and epic ride. It's a bloody long way; it was great to have you there half wheeling me! Haha
I will say this..... I am VERY worried about my ride! I have to do 2 back to back days of 400km then finish off with a 2ookm day on the Saturday! I am well aware of the effort that will be needed! Just for the record, I’ll do EVERY kilometre! My plan is to finish my ride around the 2pm mark on the Saturday... but weather conditions and legs will play a massive part.... so I might very well finish late Saturday night.... remember, the distance is the same as biking from ChCh to Blenheim, then back to ChCh, then back to Blenheim then back to Kaikora! That’s basically what 1000km is!
The donations are going crazy! THANK YOU! To the cyclists that donated at the Canterbury tour on the weekend, sincere thanks! It's tremendous feeling the compassion. To everyone that is donating, I can’t possibly thank you enough. To the people I have never met, I am overwhelmed and humbled by your generosity.
Remember, when you donate, the kids get the donation! Its YOU making the difference to them, NOT ME!
ciao for now, Scotty
Monday, March 9, 2009
.......................ONLY 4 WEEKS TO GO!!!!!
ONLY WEEKS TO GO!!!!!!
Saturday was a mint day for riding. In the morning Jess and I did kiwi-summit road, first thing before work. It was bloody gorgeous on the summit. After work, I headed out again, to the kiwi, then the summit, then did reverse short bays round to Rapaki where I met Yvette and the girls and U-turned then short bays home. A great day training.
Then on Sunday, Chris, Jess, Jonny, Namisha, Ginnie, Kev, Maryanne, Scott, Lynn, Donna, Jo and I did the Gorges! Apart from the HORRIBLE and endless NW wind that we all HATE down the old West coast road, it was a great ride! It's 18 years or so since I have done that ride. I was a real treat actually. Man, I actually had people to talk too! MINT! After the gorges, I rode back out to Sumner with the crew that live out there, then climbed evens and then did the summit road to Kiwi. I’ll be honest, I was pretty smashed. The day before hurt my pins, so climbing evens was pretty grim. Another great 195Kms under the belt.
Today, Monday..... ZERO! Day off and LOVED IT. The best massage I have EVER from Heather.... I mean it... call her and book! Make the effort, your legs will go better. Don’t procrastinate! Call them NOW! Thanks so much Heather! Bloody AMAZING! Ph 385 0544
Only 4 weeks to go! I can’t believe it!
Thanks to the following AMAZING people for their offline donations! It's fabulous, and wonderful!
PETER and the BROOK ELECTRICAL team
GINNIE LEBARS
PETER REID
JOHN TAYLOR
Tell everyone to donate!
www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/scottybrown
:)
Saturday was a mint day for riding. In the morning Jess and I did kiwi-summit road, first thing before work. It was bloody gorgeous on the summit. After work, I headed out again, to the kiwi, then the summit, then did reverse short bays round to Rapaki where I met Yvette and the girls and U-turned then short bays home. A great day training.
Then on Sunday, Chris, Jess, Jonny, Namisha, Ginnie, Kev, Maryanne, Scott, Lynn, Donna, Jo and I did the Gorges! Apart from the HORRIBLE and endless NW wind that we all HATE down the old West coast road, it was a great ride! It's 18 years or so since I have done that ride. I was a real treat actually. Man, I actually had people to talk too! MINT! After the gorges, I rode back out to Sumner with the crew that live out there, then climbed evens and then did the summit road to Kiwi. I’ll be honest, I was pretty smashed. The day before hurt my pins, so climbing evens was pretty grim. Another great 195Kms under the belt.
Today, Monday..... ZERO! Day off and LOVED IT. The best massage I have EVER from Heather.... I mean it... call her and book! Make the effort, your legs will go better. Don’t procrastinate! Call them NOW! Thanks so much Heather! Bloody AMAZING! Ph 385 0544
Only 4 weeks to go! I can’t believe it!
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Monday, March 2, 2009
SHORT BAYS, 5 times 218KMs
Welcome to another instalment! Been told by a few people that my blogs are a bit long.... sorry for that. I guess I am trying to capture the hurt and effort, therefore helping to open the wallets a bit wider! Anyway, thanks to you all for following. After last week’s efforts, I was lucky to have Friday off and did a great ride. Halswell-Sumner-summit road to Teddington, long bays-Sumner-Halswell-home 146km. Saturday I had off. Remember it was really crappy and wet?!!!!!!!!!
You might have heard me talk about (or a friend) that I asked the question “can the short bays be done 10times”? Well I can tell you..... Possibly, but that person will be the most mentally tough, fittest guy you’ll meet! I embarked on a 6 lapper! As you know, Sunday was looking like it was going to be wet. Turns out that not only was it fine, but the bloody NW wind was a GAIL! My first 3 laps were ok. I rode a lap with Simon Pease. Was riding ok, but of course getting passed by a few people.... as you can imagine, I had to think of the following laps, I didn’t want to “burn out”. After stopping for lunch with Yvette, I headed off from Sumner... but all hell had broken loose. The Nor West wind was insane! Riding up Dyers for the 4th time was hard enough without the bloody wind! There is a small advantage; I got a little help up the top of Dyers. My 4th lap was ok. Rode a little way with a few people who gave great encouragement. Then biking back to my fifth lap was hell... truth be told, the wind is what made the difference between the possible 6th lap and only doing 5. The wind took EVERYTHING I had saved out of me. Up Dyers for the 5th time was VERY VERY hard. I don’t climb well on a good day, and this was now a long bad day! Reaching the top was a huge mile stone. My legs were getting pins a needles and I was shaking from be so smashed. As I rode up Evans the last time, I was happy and just relieved. Biking through Sumner I got applause from Sam and Nat (remember the fruju people?)... They seem to follow me around everywhere! Biking through Redcliffs (I'm not to manly to say this) I actually got REALLY emotional, I'm not sure what bought it on, maybe the wind or just the thought of why am I doing this... but I started to cry. I couldn’t stop myself. I was just broken... weeks and weeks of crazy miles and just pure epic riding basically caught up with me... I was asking myself “can I even do this”? Hopefully, you realise this when you read this and think “PUSSY”... that you know I started training for this about 8 weeks ago and that this is a big effort for anyone that’s been a bike racer... let alone a guy that decided to do this a few months out! So yeah, 5 times round short bays, 218KM. The NW wind broke me and I simply got home and died. I was as beaten up as any 300km ride I have done.
Today I did 65KM rest (ish) day with 30 minutes of intervals. Jesus the pins were tender! Tonight got my Monday massage from Heather. Book her, she is amazing!
A few people to warmly thank for donations. (off line chq donations to add to the kitty)
Ron Pithey
Craig Hibbert
Michael Ferigo
Adrian Buttermore
You might have heard me talk about (or a friend) that I asked the question “can the short bays be done 10times”? Well I can tell you..... Possibly, but that person will be the most mentally tough, fittest guy you’ll meet! I embarked on a 6 lapper! As you know, Sunday was looking like it was going to be wet. Turns out that not only was it fine, but the bloody NW wind was a GAIL! My first 3 laps were ok. I rode a lap with Simon Pease. Was riding ok, but of course getting passed by a few people.... as you can imagine, I had to think of the following laps, I didn’t want to “burn out”. After stopping for lunch with Yvette, I headed off from Sumner... but all hell had broken loose. The Nor West wind was insane! Riding up Dyers for the 4th time was hard enough without the bloody wind! There is a small advantage; I got a little help up the top of Dyers. My 4th lap was ok. Rode a little way with a few people who gave great encouragement. Then biking back to my fifth lap was hell... truth be told, the wind is what made the difference between the possible 6th lap and only doing 5. The wind took EVERYTHING I had saved out of me. Up Dyers for the 5th time was VERY VERY hard. I don’t climb well on a good day, and this was now a long bad day! Reaching the top was a huge mile stone. My legs were getting pins a needles and I was shaking from be so smashed. As I rode up Evans the last time, I was happy and just relieved. Biking through Sumner I got applause from Sam and Nat (remember the fruju people?)... They seem to follow me around everywhere! Biking through Redcliffs (I'm not to manly to say this) I actually got REALLY emotional, I'm not sure what bought it on, maybe the wind or just the thought of why am I doing this... but I started to cry. I couldn’t stop myself. I was just broken... weeks and weeks of crazy miles and just pure epic riding basically caught up with me... I was asking myself “can I even do this”? Hopefully, you realise this when you read this and think “PUSSY”... that you know I started training for this about 8 weeks ago and that this is a big effort for anyone that’s been a bike racer... let alone a guy that decided to do this a few months out! So yeah, 5 times round short bays, 218KM. The NW wind broke me and I simply got home and died. I was as beaten up as any 300km ride I have done.
Today I did 65KM rest (ish) day with 30 minutes of intervals. Jesus the pins were tender! Tonight got my Monday massage from Heather. Book her, she is amazing!
A few people to warmly thank for donations. (off line chq donations to add to the kitty)
Ron Pithey
Craig Hibbert
Michael Ferigo
Adrian Buttermore
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