2/13/2012 4:55:16 PM
Two ARM Directors to cycle from London to Paris for the Make-a-Wish Foundation!
On June 6th 2012, ARM Directors Mike Gawthorne and Paul Martin
will begin a gruelling 300-mile, 4 day cycle ride in aid of the
Make-a-Wish Foundation. They
will attempt to raise £4,000 for this excellent cause - if you are
interested in sponsoring them, you can find a link at the bottom
this page. Already in training, Paul Martin
BLOGS about it here!
So why did I sign up for this crazy challenge? I’ve been
entering cycling events for the past three years, starting with
Round The Harbours (36 miles) which I have completed in 3
consecutive years, and London to Brighton (60 miles on the day once
I had cycled from my hotel to the start, and from the finish to
where I was being collected), so already had the bug.
But why Make-a-Wish? It’s one of the charities we at ARM have
chosen to support this year, and like everybody else at the company
I was deeply moved when volunteer Adrian Dixon came to ARM HQ and
presented to us on the charity’s activities and achievements. So I
decided to see if any other idiots from the Directors’ team fancied
joining me in a sponsored cycle ride to raise funds for the
charity, and Mike Gawthorne stepped proudly forward. Temporary
insanity over a glass of red on a Friday night, combined with my
looming 45th birthday, spurred me on - and the gauntlet was firmly
laid down!
Now onto the training plan. I started training on a static
trainer, but two twenty minute sessions later the boredom had got
me out onto the road and I’d invested in a shiny new carbon fibre
road bike! So much for static training.
Five weeks ahead of the plan supplied by the organisers, I had
completed five rides by the end of January 2012, of distances
varying from over 18 to over 30 miles - including a particularly
gruelling weekend when I did 25 and 28-milers on consecutive days.
The next two days at the office were mostly spent stood up for some
reason!
A chill snap welcomes the start of February, and a 10am photo
shoot on a cold Saturday morning beckons for Mike and me, so that
the PR Express of ARM’s Marketing team can get us out there and
help us smash our £4k sponsorship target.
You can sponsor Paul and Mike here!
If you would like to sponsor Paul and Mike in the London to
Paris Cycle Ride, you can donate at this page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/ARMDirectors
Thank you.
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