Aye Carumba!…… unfortunately that’s the end of the Summer… but what a cracker it was!!!
On Saturday 24th July- Debs, Sean, Anne and I managed to complete a 100 mile lap around Lough Neagh. We managed it in 9.5hrs, with about 1hr of breaks. Delighted to hit the 100 mile mark and big thanks to Debs, Sean and Anne. We followed a combination of the ‘Lap of the Lough’ route and some of the lough-shore trails. An eventful journey and scooped up a good bit of sponsorship for it too!!
I had the Mexican Pub Quiz on the 12th of August and it was a belter of a night. In the run up to the Quiz I had tortured and harassed several local businesses and restaurants (most of which are listed in the Sponsors Section) who very kindly handed over a great selection of prizes for the ballot. I ended up raising £650!! A great effort from everyone involved- with particular thanks to White Cat Entertainment, my family, Justin Beagon, Judes and everyone who turned up on the night. Couple of photos from the night are below-
After hitting the training hard in July, I’ve taken it relatively handy over the last few weeks to give my knee a bit of a rest. So, I’ve been going to the gym instead and just about to get stuck into a rigorous schedule of training between now and Christmas. Here’s what I’ve learnt from my cycle training so far…..
1) I need a new bike
2) I need to shave off another stone before Christmas…..
4) FACT: Lough Neagh is officially bigger than the Atlantic Ocean!! 
5) The upside to every hill is that there’s a downside!!
Macmillan have very kindly sent me out an update of how the organising etc is going for the Cycle Challenge. There’s 25 people signed up and so far, I’m the only one on it from Belfast. Everyone else is from Scotland/Wales/England. Apparently the overall team has chalked up £10,000 so far in fundraising for Macmillan- which is a great effort!
Well, I’m very happy to say that I have managed to raise just over £1,500 so far!!! Muchas gracias to everyone who has helped out or donated so far… very much appreciated. Still another 2k minimum to raise- so this is what I have planned so far-
- The Macmillan ‘Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning‘- We are taking part in this at work on Friday. The Senoritas in the office have very kindly agreed (after a certain amount of grumbling) to take part in the ‘Best Bun Competition.’ I’ll be supplying the coffee’s and the buns will be tasted and marked accordingly with a small prize for the winner.
http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx
- Golf of Mexico Challenge Cup 2010. Clandeboye Golf Club have very kindly agreed to let us host this day out on their fantastic ‘Dufferin Course’ on Friday 15th October (shot-gun start at 1.30pm). Its an absolute belter of a course and I’m looking for any interested parties to get involved in the day out- either by submitting 4-ball teams (£40 a head) or if people want to sign up individually and I will organise into teams. Half of the entry fee will go towards the green fees and costs etc and half will go directly towards the Mexican Challenge.
IF YOU’RE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THIS ALREADY……….GET ONTO IT…….I’ve heard that Tiger Woods might be making an appearance!!!
If you’re interested…. get in touch on mcnabbsmexicanchallenge@gmail.com
Here’s a cracking overview of the Course- http://www.cgc-ni.com/12/Dufferin-Course/
There will be several competitions on the way round- i.e. Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin and there’ll be some complimentary drinks strategically places at some of the holes on the way round. Hopefully all the teams will make it back to the club house (in one piece) by 6.30ish and there will be a tasty dinner and prizes.
If anyone is interested in attending the Golf of Mexico Challenge Cup or if you are interested in sponsoring one of the holes- please get in touch.
- Other events- Im currently looking into a few options- Wine Tasting/Live Music Night…. looking into the details for this one and whether or not I can get it organised before or after Christmas. The Mexican Cup 5-a-side Comp will be going ahead in Feb 2011- details to follow.
Well…… I’ll finish by saying that I was totally gutted by Down losing by 1 point in the Final. Once the bike gets parked up in Acapulco next April 2011, I’ll be returning to dust off the boots and see if I can get a run out for Down!!
Hasta la vista and Up Down!!
Chris
