Aside from the tingly arm the last week or so has been excellent…well almost.
I met Quent in Swindon for a kit check for the MDS. We had let Sarah at the Best of Morocco know and she sent out a brief email to all the competitors and three turned up; Dick, James and Alastair. A good amount of discussion and kit envy was had by all but that was not the biggest surprise. Earlier on in the week I had been contacted by David Harrison (www.ambitionproductions.co.uk). David and I had previously discussed the possibility of filming me undertaking the MDS. However, David was otherwise engaged filming James Cracknell doing the same race. I digress…David called as James C had expressed an interest in attending the kit check and he wondered if it was ok. I asked if he was going to be filming…the answer was yes…not that it swayed me in anyway…honestly….
So we were standing ther as David came into the room at the Croft Sports Centre, Swindon (thnks to Mike Iwaniszyn who let us use the hall for free) followed by a very tall guy. James C had arrived and he was extremely charming and very interested in my gaiters…and a top bloke. To add to the evening Buff had donated some goody bags with the new Buff to auction off. Everone contributed and the sum of £95 was raised for the Cure Parkinsons Trust. If you feel that you’d like to contribute please see my justgiving page at www.justgiving.com/alex-flynn
Getting better was the news that as a consequence of a speculative email to Marillion http://www.marillion.com/home.htm
by Rich [Merry] it seems that the email has hit a chord (so to speak) and now the band want to support Rich and me – running our 10 Million Metres!!!! Lucy Jordache, their press officer emailed Rich, saying that the band have decided to nominate the Cure Parkinsons Trust as their charity for two weekend conventions, in Holland and Canada, March 2011. Both Rich and I are amazed and really grateful to them. We are getting together a press release for the band to use on their web-site (see above) when the tickets for the convention go on sale….so I anticipate great ticket sales……
And……………the new gear from Sarah at Buff arrived. Black, orange and Zebra stripes…looks amazing and I certainly will be testing it out over the coming months. See Buff’s web-site (sponsors’ page) and check out the new gear! Massive thanks for all their suppport which has been there since the beginning!!! LOVE BUFF!!!!
Speaking of gear, Orca have given me compression kit, tops, and shorts for the MDS. Their KillaKompressor compression running tights are awesome! So is the rest of the gear (cycling top and shorts). Review to follow…thanks Chuck..
The downside of the week was my car getting smacked into when it was parked! The good news is that, apart from zooming about in a shiny black BMW all week, my car is mended! Yay! See, good things even come from shite moments. Take my PD. Sometimes, I can’t type well or use the bloody mouse on the PC and I get fed up of running over invisible boxes or having jazz hands at the wrong moment. I could let it get to me but I don’t. The upside is that it really has focussed my life and I am living each and every moment and getting the most out of it! You should too!!!
Off to Morocco for the MDS so will have race report, gear reviews and will finish that article for TRI247 when I am back…
Till then keep a positive outlook…we will find that cure…