Had a good first ride. I left Cadogan Square at around 5:30pm and headed over the bridge to Battersea Park in the thick of the evening commute. Lots of honking and stress, but once I reached the sanctuary of the park, it was a different story. It was an spectacular evening along the banks of the river Thames and the mishmash of London was out to enjoy this rare gift of summer. Hippies practiced yoga, lovers canoodled on the grass, and pale tattooed shavs loitered with a glazed look in their eye brought by an afternoon of persistent drinking.
It has been 5 years since I did a triathlon in NYC and I did not feel too bad. The fact that was I was being overtaken by flat-footed commuters on rickety bicycles was kind of embarrassing, but I was strictly following my trainers orders - pedal fast in high gear which does slow you down. I am now back at my house watching my son eat his supper. He loves my green cycling shirt. Says its cool. Not a bad first day.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
The Beginning
Dear Friends,
I am now beginning the training for the London to Land's End Bike Ride for charity. I would like to thank all of you who have been so generous. £3,778 raised!!!!! Please continue to send in money. Let's see if we can make it to £5,000. Log onto http://www.justgiving.com/anthony-vanger. Now comes the hard part - doing the race. 318 miles, from Heathrow to Land's End. Four days. That's 80 miles a day.
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Usually one begins training at least 3 months before such a Herculean task. But unfortunately my bicycle got stuck in NYC and it only arrived a couple of days ago. So I have two whole weeks to get in shape. Today is Day 1 of training. As per my conditioning and mental coach Rufus, I shall begin by cycling a couple of times around Battersea Park. Not more than 10 miles, at a fast clip, to get my legs used to the piston-like motion.
I shall take a couple of pictures, maybe even tie my Flip video to the front of my bike and post some video. I will keep posting blogs as the training proceeds and of course will be blogging every night from the road once the race begins.
Thanks for reading and please tell your friends to donate by logging onto www.justgiving.com/Anthony-Vanger.
I am now beginning the training for the London to Land's End Bike Ride for charity. I would like to thank all of you who have been so generous. £3,778 raised!!!!! Please continue to send in money. Let's see if we can make it to £5,000. Log onto http://www.justgiving.com/anthony-vanger. Now comes the hard part - doing the race. 318 miles, from Heathrow to Land's End. Four days. That's 80 miles a day.
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Usually one begins training at least 3 months before such a Herculean task. But unfortunately my bicycle got stuck in NYC and it only arrived a couple of days ago. So I have two whole weeks to get in shape. Today is Day 1 of training. As per my conditioning and mental coach Rufus, I shall begin by cycling a couple of times around Battersea Park. Not more than 10 miles, at a fast clip, to get my legs used to the piston-like motion.
I shall take a couple of pictures, maybe even tie my Flip video to the front of my bike and post some video. I will keep posting blogs as the training proceeds and of course will be blogging every night from the road once the race begins.
Thanks for reading and please tell your friends to donate by logging onto www.justgiving.com/Anthony-Vanger.
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