Eastgate Cyclehon

On Saturday 12th July we spent the day in the Eastgate Centre, taking turns on a turbo charged bike! There was a lot of interest in our little venture and we raised £370 while we were there. It was fun doing the cyclethon and catching up with people you haven't seen for a while. Normally I don't go into town on Saturdays so it was good to see the crowds as well. Thanks to all our cyclists who so willingly gave of their time and effort to spend time with us and a special thanks to all those who donated on the day, people are so generous and kind and so willing to help such worthy causes.

We had a team meeting afterwards as the big event is not so far away! There is definately keen anticipation in the group, so we're looking forward to getting going. Its just getting all the final preparations into shape and making sure we haven't missed anything out!

Today for example we met a friend of ours who is a leader with the local scout group and we were able to secure the use of a gas-burning camping stove, so that we can have a brew-up when we need it as some days we may not be near such luxuries as a cafe. Or if its a fine day and we find a nice spot to picnic, we'll have all the mod cons for that!

Tina

Recent Absence

Hi there! How have you all been? As you may have noticed there hasn't been anything posted here recently.

A week last Tuesday John, James and I cycled round the Firth, we set off from the Palace and cycled along this side of the Firth, on to Beauly, via Kirkhill. By the time we got to North Kessock, we were quite thirsty so we popped into Kessock Hotel for some refreshment. Then we went into the Palace Hotel for a swim and relaxation.

I've been away in Lewis for a week, where we attended the Hebridean Celtic Festival, which was terrific. I had planned to cycle over but time was not on my side for that so we put the bike carrier on the car and took the bikes over, hoping to do some cycling while we were there. We did go out once and cycled around the village, visiting Muirneag Art Gallery and also some relatives along the way. It was good to get out even for a short while.

Since returning to Inverness, John has started cycling to work! So he's done that for a couple of days now and we were out for another short spin on Saturday, we went over to Tore and back home again. I reckon around 16 miles though I haven't checked it yet.

Talk to you soon and feel free to comment.

Tina

More cycling fun

Last week I had a couple of good runs. On Tuesday evening, which is our regular cycling meet. I went down to the Palace to meet whoever might be going out, only to find I was on my own! However I decided to carry on, so off I took, headed towards the Black Isle and thought I would time myself, going round the Beauly Firth. The run itself was uneventful, except returning to Inverness there was a bit of a headwind so did not make the progress that I'd hoped. Anyhow my time from door-to-door was 2 hours and 12 minutes, so I was quite pleased with that.

The following day, Joan and I met up to go for a cycle, we did Essich and round by Dores, which is a familiar route. We stopped at Dores Inn for a drink before we cycled home. After nearly every cycle I've got to climb the hill up to the house, hard as it is (sometimes you wish it wasn't there at all) I feel it has prepared me for doing hills with a lot more ease than it is for others! I can't say I enjoy hills but I really don't mind them.

sunny day for cycling

Hi there Joan here , it was a nice sunny day so decided I would go for a run . I went up Essich hill and then over to Errogie then came a lovely 3 mile downhill into Inverfarigaig , then on to the Dores Inn for a very welcome shandy . I think there would have been enough hills for Tina although they might not have been high enough . I found them manageable and had a very enjoyable cycle . I calculated it as 36 miles so it was not very long but enough to keep me going . bye for now