Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MATT BATEMAN (OWC) on August 16, 2013, 06:13:26 pm
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I think we should all take a moment to think of Richy Franklin at the moment. Tomorrow he is taking part in the Ironman triathlon in Kalmarr Sweden. Most of us would struggle to compete one of those events in the time he'll take to do all three.
Richy is doing this all for an excellent cause, you can read about it here and donate https://www.justgiving.com/richard-franklin2/
Also you can follow us progress here http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=kalmar&y=2013#axzz2c9UCtCgI tomorrow as the event unfolds.
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Nice post Matt.
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yes great post matt,well done!
i have made a donation,if i win something, i will ask to sell it for his charity!
Good man Richard and good luck mate :)
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Remarkable for a man of such advanced years.
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How old is he?
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Late sixties I think.
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And the rest.
He wears a colostomy bag, must be in his 70s. Fair play to him though doing this with that thing hanging round his arse!
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I know Andrew Willis got some stick on here but his donation is amazing. :o
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When I did my sponsored bike ride across India Andrew Willis sponsored me to the tune of £500.
I think it says a lot about the man to be honest, he's a better person than a lot of people on here.
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When I did my sponsored bike ride across India Andrew Willis sponsored me to the tune of £500.
I think it says a lot about the man to be honest, he's a better person than a lot of people on here.
he's a better person than a lot of people on here because he can afford to give away £500?
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Good God!
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Must not forget the suppliers too!
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When I did my sponsored bike ride across India Andrew Willis sponsored me to the tune of £500.
I think it says a lot about the man to be honest, he's a better person than a lot of people on here.
he's a better person than a lot of people on here because he can afford to give away £500?
Ben-that is the shallowest post I've ever seen.
We can all afford to lose £500. All of us.
Giving it to charity is something only a very selected few, or one, have chosen to do.
Whatever you think about the bloke and impactkerching doing things like that is admirable.
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When I did my sponsored bike ride across India Andrew Willis sponsored me to the tune of £500.
I think it says a lot about the man to be honest, he's a better person than a lot of people on here.
he's a better person than a lot of people on here because he can afford to give away £500?
Ben-that is the shallowest post I've ever seen.
We can all afford to lose £500. All of us.
Giving it to charity is something only a very selected few, or one, have chosen to do.
Whatever you think about the bloke and impactkerching doing things like that is admirable.
he is a great guy and for that i agree with you Darren but i don't think we can all afford to lose £500! Actually is not losing £500 but giving £500 to charity,not the same at all!
Well done to him, top bloke but i don't think he is better than me or you on here because he gave £500, it was my point ;)
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forget the argument lads, just give what you can, if you want to :-\ it is a simple as that, the guy doing it is well known member on here and always helps out when he can
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forget the argument lads, just give what you can, if you want to :-\ it is a simple as that, the guy doing it is well known member on here and always helps out when he can
very true Stuart, i gave only £10 few weeks ago but i wished every member on here would have done the same,because £1000 so far is not enough!
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he's done the swim and is on the bike now with ........... 130km to go :o
Come on guys get your hands in your pockets!
Franky suffers from Altzheimers too so might do the ride twice yet.
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202452540694326&set=p.10202452540694326&type=1&theater
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Sent him a text take some guts to do that. Good luck Frank
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he's done the swim and is on the bike now with ........... 130km to go :o
Come on guys get your hands in your pockets!
.Franky suffers from Altzheimers too so might do the ride twice yet
;D
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he's done the swim and is on the bike now with ........... 130km to go :o
Come on guys get your hands in your pockets!
.Franky suffers from Altzheimers too so might do the ride twice yet
;D
;D ;D
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Who is he.?
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Franky
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Franks time, get this:
2.5 mile swim 1:24:54
110 mile cycle 5:34:45
Followed by a marathon in under 4 hours. 3:57:45.
Total time, 11:11:11.
I say stand up Sir Richard Franklin. An absolutely miraculous achievement.
Well done Richy!!
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Brilliant achievement especially for his first ever Ironman. Well inside the 16 hour limit.
I've done several 100 mile bike rides but was knackered by the end. To go and run a marathon afterwards is amazing. Wonder if he'll take Monday off?
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Franky
oh dick fraklin.
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Wonder if he'll take Monday off?
Well, it's good, but not THAT good. ;D
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Franks time, get this:
2.5 mile swim 1:24:54
110 mile cycle 5:34:45
Followed by a marathon in under 4 hours. 3:57:45.
Total time, 11:11:11.
I say stand up Sir Richard Franklin. An absolutely miraculous achievement.
Well done Richy!!
I can't even begin to understand how.
Unbelievable.
Well done, Franky.
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Franks time, get this:
2.5 mile swim 1:24:54
110 mile cycle 5:34:45
Followed by a marathon in under 4 hours. 3:57:45.
Total time, 11:11:11.
I say stand up Sir Richard Franklin. An absolutely miraculous achievement.
Well done Richy!!
Well done Richard. :o
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Franks time, get this:
2.5 mile swim 1:24:54
110 mile cycle 5:34:45
Followed by a marathon in under 4 hours. 3:57:45.
Total time, 11:11:11.
I say stand up Sir Richard Franklin. An absolutely miraculous achievement.
Well done Richy!!
That's a really good marathon time in itself! Well done, Frankie.
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Thanks guys for the texts and message of support from you all.
Thanks for all the donations recd so far and long may it continue.
How does one feel today.lets say getting up and down the stairs are going to be fun.
But that is nothing to what disabled kids have to go though in there life's,and this is what kept me going though the day.
To finish a lronman was a dream that I believed that I could never do.but after 5months and over 300hrs of training to reach that line was unreal.and to finish with a time under 12hrs was beyond my dreams.
Make are way back to the uk on Monday back to work on Tuesday for four day then a week off
Living the dream
Ps age 44 and bloody feel good for it
Cheers guys talk soon
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Thanks guys for the texts and message of support from you all.
Thanks for all the donations recd so far and long may it continue.
How does one feel today.lets say getting up and down the stairs are going to be fun.
But that is nothing to what disabled kids have to go though in there life's,and this is what kept me going though the day.
To finish a lronman was a dream that I believed that I could never do.but after 5months and over 300hrs of training to reach that line was unreal.and to finish with a time under 12hrs was beyond my dreams.
Make are way back to the uk on Monday back to work on Tuesday for four day then a week off
Living the dream
Ps age 44 and bloody feel good for it
Cheers guys talk soon
Congratulations Richard, you can be very proud of yourself! :)
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44?
Oh in that case, just an average days toil then. I thought you looked at least 10 years older than that ;D
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Ps age 44
You're older than 44, mate, and I know you in real life too.
If you're 44, you really need to make an appointment with your doctor, ASAP. Just walk in there and say, "Doctor, I'm 44!", and the doctor will take it from there.
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Ps age 44
You're older than 44, mate, and I know you in real life too.
If you're 44, you really need to make an appointment with your doctor, ASAP. Just walk in there and say, "Doctor, I'm 44!", and the doctor will take it from there.
;D ;D ;D
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Ps age 44
You're older than 44, mate, and I know you in real life too.
If you're 44, you really need to make an appointment with your doctor, ASAP. Just walk in there and say, "Doctor, I'm 44!", and the doctor will take it from there.
thanks tosh what's your excuse lol
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Well done Franky. Amazing feat.
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Amazing feet too.
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Happy feet ;D