good on ya.
Done.
That's one hell of a challenge; good luck.
Bloodwise is very close to my heart after an uncle I was very close to lost his battle with Lukemia at the age of 30. The first bone marrow transplant didn't work but the second one did. Unfortunately the second round of treatment was too much for his organs to take.
He too didn't listen too much to advice; we went skiing seven days after his first transplant and lived life to the full for those two years.
Done, all the best with the training and first and foremost, enjoy it. A very good friend of mine died when he was just 18 from Leukemia, often wonder what he would have made of himself.
Done.
He would be so proud of you, what a friend! Good luck.
What a great forum STW is 🙂
Done, all the best to you mate
Forgotten my JG log in but will look it up tomorrow in work. I've sent myself an email to remind me 🙂
My mum died last year of lymphoma (but she at least managed a ripe old age). So this is (very) personal for me too.
Good luck, hope it brings you what you need as well.
I'm in
Curto, I assume you're in the SOuthampton area. If you want somebody to do the odd training ride with, get in touch. Won't be doing any hundred milers but even if it was for part of your ride it might make it less of a grind.
Done. A truely worthy event in his memory. Best of luck.
Just one more quick update from me for the time being. Together we've raised nearly £4K inside 36 hours. That is way beyond what I thought would happen in 4 months and a huge credit to STWers.
It's been interesting reading people's own experiences on here - please keep sharing. I'll be posting updates occasionally to let you all know how I'm getting on.
Thank you so much to all of you, this is going to make a difference.
If you want to do some 100 milers then pm me. Im in Hants and a closet roadie . Not 0530 though, that is waaaaaaay to early, 0630 however not so bad.
Nearly £4K and you made this happen curto80. What a friend you are to do this for a mate.
Agree with jamj1974 - if it wasn't for you, Curto, this wouldn't have happened; your determination to honour your friend's memory; your determination to make a difference; your willingness to push your body to extremes.
All 'we' have done is donate money and provide both words and offers of support.
I raise my hat to you - Chapeau!
Thanks for the kind words guys, it's been a great week and makes the training in the dark and rain all worth it.
Scaredy/singletrackmind - thanks that would be awesome. I'll post details of planned rides on here and we can work out if we can do some rides together and if anyone else from the Hants massif can join. Typically it's 100km ish either new forest or South Downs, distances will be building up especially after the Southampton marathon in April when I'll switch into bike phase of the training
Done, well done mate, best of luck with it. Shared the link with a few pals too so hope the love spreads
Cheeky self-bump seeing as today is World Cancer Day.
Done
Good luck
Thanks mate
done. best of luck mate.
Done. Good luck!
It was an honour knowing Keith. I can remember running the Meon Valley plod with Keith and I believe you were running it as well IIRC. It absolutely chucked it down. Keith didn't bat an eyelid just cracked on!
Best wishes to his family and son.
Hey James
Thanks for sponsoring me mate.
Yes i remember it well. K lent me his spare running smock which was literally what saved me from hypothermia that day. I'm doing it all over again later this month as part of my training - that will be emotional.
Coincidentally i have George and Oliver round for dinner tonight, G sends her love.
Hope all good with you buddy.
All well here thanks. Last year I finally married my long suffering other half after 19 yrs together! Still riding and doing the odd long distance stuff but not a patch on your challenge!
What is spooky is that I haven't looked at STW for literally months, especially as I ride more road than dirt these days, but saw your post.
Hope all goes well and I'm sure you'll smash it!
PS say hello back to George
Donated. Good luck.
Very sad to hear about Keith. Sounded like a great guy and a lesson to people taking life for granted. Don't waste it folks.
Best of luck Curto! Go for it!
Not wishing to appear crude by talking money, but wowzers..
Singletrack Anon 5 days ago
£1,000.00+ £250.00 Gift Aid
What a fab gesture.
Done. Good luck! And well done
Thats a very generous donation, chapeau to whoever it was.
Absolutely right. That person has asked to remain anonymous and I respect that but i hope they know just how much that means to me, to Keith's wife and everyone else who knew him. That said, the response of everybody on here has been unbelievable. Everybody who's contributed, or just stopped what they've been doing for a minute to think about the sh1t that people with cancer have to go through, are all amazing.
Mods, thanks for making this a sticky.
Someone on here is amazing. Wow!
Small donation done
Small donation. Heartbreaking, this world.
Hows the training coming along?
Donated.
I rode many times with Keith, mostly as part of a local group but occasionally just the two of us and never remember him grumbling about anything, not even my less than reliable sense of direction.
I last saw him 10 days before he died. Three of us went round that evening to say goodbye while we could and over a few beers we swapped news and Keith told us of the trials and tribulations he'd had dealing with bureaucracy in preparing for his own passing. He appeared to have taken the task on in the same way he planned for events or renovated his house. All or nothing. I got the impression he was perhaps being a little too thorough for George's liking but that was Keith and he had obviously gone to great lengths to try and make the transition as smooth as possible for his family.
Done. Only a tenner off 4.5K now. Good luck Nathan.
Small donation made, and hats off to the earlier anonymous huge donation, what generosity.
Good luck with a beast of a challenge.
Mostly B, I think I may have met you very briefly that evening. I vaguely remember popping in.
Thanks to everyone who's continued to support me on this.
Training going ok thanks. Cheeky half marathon before work this morning with some good sweet spot reps in there. Still concentrating on the running for now so not doing that much cycling.
Done. A good (mountain biking) friend died of leukaemia a couple of years ago. It's a cause close to my heart. The very best of luck to you.
Training is going ok. Last week involved a half marathon before breakfast on Thursday and then 16 miles on Sunday with a whole load of turbo trainer and a parkrun in between.
This week is about getting ready for Castle Combe duathlon on Sunday with the Winchester 10km the week after, aiming to beat my PB by a decent margin for that. I'm In Pboro at the in-laws for half term so will be doing some laps of Rutland water over the week on both the bike and running.
Will be looking to organise some longer rides around Hampshire as we get into the spring and will post details on here as would love some company from any of my amazing STW sponsors.
You're a good man.
Keith and I corresponded during his illness, and I went to visit him in the hospital during a long stay. He was remarkable in his determination and committed to putting his family and friends needs' before his own; I have always viewed this as the mark of an individual, and what truly defines them.
Payday next week; I shall gladly donate then, and would like to support in any other way if you need help.
Longer rides around Hampshire? I could come and say hi but longer ride part is out 😳
Jamba just come and join for a bit if you like mate.
I had an email from Bloodwise this morning. They've picked up on STWs incredible fund raising whip-round and want to feature Keith's story on their social media platform. So keep an eye out for that next week.
What sort of pace will be looking for during some training 100's?
I have a feeling you will be way too quick for me
Bullheart . How are you ? I mean really , not the rubbish you tell all and sundry. Hope you staying positive and determined to prove them all wrong.
Hello Rob,
Honestly? Pretty battered at the moment. Just finished chemo and radio, and now have drug-controlled cardiomyopathy as a result of of sheer amount of treatment I have had.
Still haven't had a day off work yet though, and two weeks ago knocked out an 72 hour week! Still grafting...
And you?
Truly inspirational Mark, you never cease to amaze me with your sheer determination to not let things get in your way 😯
Hello my old mucker! We need to get together soon and chew the fat; although I'm bloody jealous of your constant FB feed cycling shenanigans!
Just £60 away from the magic £5k barrier now. If anyone can help to push the total over that milestone I'd be hugely grateful. Really feeling the effects of the training load this week so could do with a bit of added motivation!
