If life gives you Le Mans ...#

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:00:00 +0000

So. Got tent, passport, train tickets, skates, lid, spare set wheels, toilet roll, skinsuit (2x), zipped legwarmers for staying warm between laps at night, sleeping bag. Two water bottle (plain water + energy drinks), variety of "performance" powders to mix with same, zinc oxide tape, topical ibuprofen gel, plasters. Already forgotten: towel. Still need to buy: food & water, Compeed. 8am tomorrow I'll be at Waterloo and by some time in the afternoon at Le Mans.

But if a 24 relay race as part of a team of ten seems like a big deal (or even if it doesn't), spare a thought (and some cash) for our clubmate Hans, who's doing it solo - 24 hours of skating 4.2km laps continuously, interrupted only by toilet and food breaks. And he's raising money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in the process, so go and stick a few quid their way. Message ends. PS: new boots still great :-)