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Motivation Enough?
by margherita
Why I want to Monster Bike and Hike and the training.
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Positive Thoughts
hi again, I haven't blogged for a while but I am still very keen to support Maggie's and am happy to say that one of my work mates and his girlfrie...
change for the good
hello again, I haven't blogged for a while but I wanted to let you know that fundraising for Maggies really does make a difference to the charity a...
Tagged with: supportColette's bad day
I texted Colette to tell her about Dr Bunghead's donation only for her to reply she'd been burgled. Today they came and took everything they could...
money keeps on coming
I wasn't going to keep bloging but I had to tell you about another donation. If you have young kids in your life you will probably know of Dr Bunhe...
Tagged with: fundraisingAll done and dusted
Well that's about it, almost all the money in and I think we'll clear £1300. I was worried about the end of training but I have been up to th...
Tagged with: thank you , futureWhat's it like to bike and hike?
Pure dead brilliant!!!!What a day we had, I can honestly say we enjoyed every minute of it.We drove up on Friday for the pasta party in trepidation...
The Last Gasp
Well only one week left so Are We There Yet did our biggie, 19 mile cycle and 17 mile walk ish. Fiona has had to pull out due to injury, leaving Co...
Tagged with: supportTurkish baths
Portobello Pool has victorian built Turkish Baths. If you can get past the cracked edges it's great. I've just spent the morning steaming and plung...
Christmas Cake 1977 Story
With less than ten days to go, team Are We There Yet have been dealt a double whammy as they say. Fiona has hurt her knee at work and is thinking ...
Tagged with: sponsorpeople are mostly kind if you ask..
Hello again, I have dragged myself out of the sun to write a little bit here today. My mum was Italian and I have inherited all of her sun worship ...
Another Cold!
It’s the end of the school holidays and my twins have a cold, so do I. This is a real worry, two weeks to go I can’t afford to be ill. ...
19 + 14 = satisfaction
Today team Are We There Yet did some serious training, we covered 33 miles. Fiona’s bike was out with injury (and Fiona slept in) but Colette...
Midweek sun
Two thirds of team Are We there Yet decided to have a go at Arthur's Seat tonight and for once the weather was perfect. The road was closed which m...
Brilliant mistake
I've just realised my maths was wrong, three times around Arthur's Seat is 806ft over 11miles, on the day of the Monster we have to do 750ft over 1...
Four Weeks and Counting
Another Saturday and due to family commitments our team haven't managed a training session together - again. My husband's running the half marathon...
How High?
Over the cold I am back to the saddle and circling Arthur's Seat like a bus full of Japanese Tourists, but I looked at the map. The route is ...
training together
Our team, Are we there yet? had a long hike today, in a strong cold wind. It was still lovely, we went the route I cycled last weekend up the Pentl...
Shhhh it's quiet in here
It's saturday night and my ten year old is having a birthday sleepover but it's quiet here in the kitchen and I'm in heaven...her twin had his birt...
Frog Rescue
Yesterday morning I went around Athur's Seat early , before the road opened on my bike. At the top next to the loch the rangers were busy collectin...
A Sudden Change of Plan
It was Friday night, we were watching Red Nose night on TV with the kids, we had posh crisps, dips, red wine and then the phone rang.It was Euan fr...