Team Pink and Sparkly

Still it Rains!

Tricia — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:51:34 +0000

The clock is ticking towards that day in May and I am desperate to get out to do some serious walking but, as those of in the UK will be aware, it has done nothing but rain for what seems like weeks! Each day I think to myself ‘tomorrow…’ and the rain comes down again. I don’t mind walking in the cold, all you need is more layers but the rain just seems to get in eveywhere and in a matter of moments you are drenched.

I live in a small town on the River Avon and we were badly affected by the floods last summer so everyone is very nervous at the moment, few of the people who live alongside the river are back in their homes after the last floods - work is still ongoing and they are sandbagging and putting flood defences in place again. The fact that I can’t get out to do my training is a small inconvenience in comparison to their problems. At least this time we are a little better prepared but it is a very scary time for everyone.

So it’s back on the exercise bike for me at the moment - boring, and not really as effective as pounding the streets but at least I get to catch up on some reading whilst I pedal, though I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that audiobooks would be better as I slip and slide on the saddle whilst trying to turn the pages - if you hear a resounding crash, it’s me falling off!

And so it begins…

Elanor — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:40:17 +0000

Well they say every journey begins with a singe step (or something like that anyway) and so it goes with the Moonwalk. By Friday I was far enough past the recovery stages of the New Year celebrations and holiday induced laziness that I thought it was really about time I went for walk.

Looking out of the window I put all of my clothes on… not quite as we will for the Moonwalk where pretty much the opposite is true. After 5 minutes I realised that my will was no longer bent to ensuring my legs held out for the hours marching through city streets in May, instead it was entirely focussed on having better weather than the sub Arctic conditions of a wet and windy January! Bleurghhh… seriously folks, please keep everything crossed we don’t get a freak Winter snap this Spring!

Half way round the nearby park I’m remembering that a lap only takes about 10 minutes on the bike… still walking half an hour later, not I suspect for the last time, I miss my bike!

Still not all is grey, Sunday sees me back out and enjoying the sunshine as I head the other way around the park (variety being the spice of life!). Much better – hurrah. Three miles down with ease, only another 23 to go!

Already we have sponsorship and this thought will keep us going through the wet and the windy days and make the sunny ones all the more pleasant. Thanks for your support superstars!!

So what’s it all about…

Tricia — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:38:25 +0000

This blog is something of an indulgence – and an incentive. It’s an indulgence because we can share our triumphs and tribulations, and maybe get you to part with some sponsorship for our cause. It’s an incentive because having committed to this project very publicly – there is no way I will not complete the task, I will do many things in life but make a fool of myself is not one of them!

Team Pink and Sparkly, my daughter Elanor and I, have committed to complete The Moonwalk. No, it’s not the Michael Jackson thing but a Marathon (26 and a bit miles!) through the streets of London, starting at midnight and wearing only a decorated bra on our top half. Needless to say, the bras will be pink and sparkly – if we are going to make an exhibition of ourselves we are going to do it in style! This blog will be the story of our training journey, plus a few other random bits and pieces I expect. Why are we doing this – you can read my story here, and Elanor’s here. In brief, I am a survivor, I have had Breast Cancer and I am alive and well. Many are not. We want to do what we can to help more women – and men, to be survivors. We don’t have buckets of cash to throw at the problem – but we have health and a determination to do what we can to beat Cancer.

Many of you who read this will know me as flaminglacer, and may have visited my websites or have come across me in the far flung reaches of the internet. This is your chance to get to know the woman behind the lilac heart – and if you can find it in your heart to support us, we will be forever grateful. We have set ourselves a large target, we want to raise £2,000 ($4,000) - if I am going to make an exhibition of myself, I want it to be worth it! We have twenty weeks to get fit and raise the money. This will be our story….