Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Moderator David@stives on November 21, 2008, 09:25:36 pm
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As it says above, each month i will post a good cause from window cleaners.
If you have a good cause and it involves a sponsorship etc, I will give you the option to have your cause highlighted for 1 month, this is a strictly first come first serve basis and it must have something to do with a window cleaner.
Each month the good cause will change unless there is nothing new on the horizon and which case your month will be extended.
This month
www.justgiving.com/deankelly
MR D
I dont give for a pat on the back, i give for my own satisfaction.
I now see that no one else has donated recently so will give you a boost by bringing to everyones attention.
To those who dont know mrD is running a marathon for a very good cause and is looking for sponsorship, so if its only a few quid you can spare it is better than anything.
If you feel embarrassed by giving, i know some people do including myself, you can give annonymously,
if you cant give that is fine as we all have our own charities and like to stick to them, so no one should feel any pressure to give.
All i ask is take 5 mins to look at mrD's website www.justgiving.com/deankelly
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If you feel embarrassed by giving, i know some people do including myself, you can give annonymously,
All i ask is take 5 mins to look at mrD's website www.justgiving.com/deankelly
Okay okay, I've donated; just 'cos you put pressure on me to donate; but it's only the London Marathon; it's flat and fast; no problems really, it's just 26.2 miles!?
Wor Lass churns them out on a regular basis no problems, so they can't be that tough can they? She did the Snowdon Marathon, arguably the second toughest road marathon in Western Europe in 3hrs 40 mins; so if Mr D beats that time on the nice 'down hill one with loads of support', I'll donate another tenner!
I can drive 26.2 miles in about 20 minutes, depending on traffic; it's not that tough is it?
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thanks again dave. i just wondered y you had changed deleted your name.
thank you vary much tosh but can i ask kindly for you to change the comment you made. without sounding ungreatful its a giving page for a very worthwhile charity in the honer of a wonderful woman that was taken far befor her time and her children and widiower and other siblins view this so i dont want then to think its being made a joke of. i really am greatfull as i'm sure macmillan are and know you were only kidding but it looks like its being used a forum thread. cheers
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also 3.40 thats good going. as for down hill. lol i used to live on shooters hill within the 1st 4 miles of the route. its a very steep incline for about 2 miles making you feel ilke your 15 miles in when your only 4 miles into it. so i've been told any way.
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where do i pay?.....i really feel compelled to help out after winning this new pole in the fell off the back of a lorry competition. ::)
mind you i dont fink its yours, it has nail polish on the end of it.....is it yours? :o
ok i will give it back....where the drop off point?....park bench?......i take it the man emptying the bins talking into his sleeve is just out of the loony bin for the day and aint a spook?...i dunno if i trust you....you look dodgy to me and i aint even seen a pic of you yet..........ok enough of the small talk do we have a deal or not. :-X
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thanks again dave. i just wondered y you had changed deleted your name.
thank you vary much tosh but can i ask kindly for you to change the comment you made.
Dean,
Sorry fella, you're right, my comment was crass and I apologise, I also can't change it, so I've donated again purely so I could apologise above my naff entry.
Sorry again, mate, good luck; it takes some discipline and strength of character to run a marathon; which is why I've never done one.
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where do i pay?.....i really feel compelled to help out after winning this new pole in the fell off the back of a lorry competition. ::)
Just click the link and have your bank card ready:
www.justgiving.com/deankelly
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ok tosh i will do...its a good cause ;)
i gave in way too easy eh, i could never play a bad guy in the movies....way to soft. :'(
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thanks again tosh, thats very kind of you. as for hard work i'm learning that. when i was serving i'd not of thought twice about tabbing 26.2 miles but as an ageing civie its taking its toll already and i'm only doing about 25 miles a week.
starting to regret the years of bodybuilding now. not good 4 your joints!
ac/dc live is on the hits for those intrested!!!
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can i ask kindly for you to change the comment you made. without sounding ungreatful its a giving page for a very worthwhile charity in the honer of a wonderful woman
Dean, I worked out how to change my comment; phew! Apologies; I'm a thickie Geordie; sorry mate.
Also, do you know the story why Dave donated the £100?
Scrimman... where's your donation?
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Mr D good on you for doing what you are doing,
I respect you for doing this. I know how you feel in a way, today I got a phone call that I did not want to hear, and that was that my three old neice Summer after fighting Cancer for nearly 2 years losing her arm and being cleared 3x cemo radior therapy twice, today i was told that she now has 4 weeks to live as it has come back and is in her heart bless her, she is three years old I am numb when typing this. I have had cancer myself but I am alive. Makes you think that everything in this world is plain wrong as the scum live life illness free and the good suffer.
Ian
p.s sorry for posting this but I needed to get it off my chest, good luck on the run. ;)
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why be sorry Ian. as the advert on the t.v at the moment says cancer is every where and dont care who it hurts. there are ways to protect your self from aids and other infectios desisces but cancer dont cars who it hurts. as most of my customas are eldley i'm finding out just how many people have lost to cancer or are living with the shadow over there head.
there are no words to make you feel better and 'oh al least she got to see her grandchild' feels like an insult almost like there saying its o.k fair enough. but the people at macmillan like the phone help line councle people dealing with greif and give comforting words that help. they also help those doomed to enjoy what time they have left. Elaine was able to enjoy one of her true loves while in the macmillan hospital, a glass of red wine. in the evening after dinner they bring a trolly round almost like the ose on a plaine so folk can feel normal and for a split second feel like there enjoying them selfs and not lying on there death beds.
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i would love to help ian but i really dont think i'm qualafide but look at this page
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Get_Support/GetSupport.aspx
these guys are. a very close friend of mine has a disabled from cancer father of 54 and a mother who is also riddled with it, he couldnt sleep at nite from worry about how he was gonna cope with cearing for them both as well as doing his degree but after speaking to the macmillan peoplr he felt better knowing he was not alone and there are people there with the time and money to make life easyer. in regarding you neice if there is no more treatment avalabul then you all need to stay close. be there for one another and try to remember her as being well. i know as she is so young this will be near on impossable but try to remember the happyness she brought you all and. are you religous? if so the thought that she will be pain free and looked after will bring some comfort maybe not now or even for years to come but some day.
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www.justgiving.com/deankelly
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i would love to help ian but i really dont think i'm qualafide but look at this page
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Get_Support/GetSupport.aspx
these guys are. a very close friend of mine has a disabled from cancer father of 54 and a mother who is also riddled with it, he couldnt sleep at nite from worry about how he was gonna cope with cearing for them both as well as doing his degree but after speaking to the macmillan peoplr he felt better knowing he was not alone and there are people there with the time and money to make life easyer. in regarding you neice if there is no more treatment avalabul then you all need to stay close. be there for one another and try to remember her as being well. i know as she is so young this will be near on impossable but try to remember the happyness she brought you all and. are you religous? if so the thought that she will be pain free and looked after will bring some comfort maybe not now or even for years to come but some day.
Thanks Mr D will take a look at that site now.
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www.justgiving.com/deankelly
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thank you for your surport guys.
thank you very very much.
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trying to donate but cant see paypal anywhere ???..can you find out if they can incorporate it as they will get a lot more donations that way too as paypal is well known as the hub of spontaneous purchases. 8)
i dont use cc or dc....paypal money waiting to be sent out ;)
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thank you matt very much matt.
scrimman, they dont take paypal because paypal charge a handling fee and as its a charity this isn't really apropret IMO
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fair point there...i will ask around for someone with a cc or dc. 8)
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Your welcome, I needed to get something organised. Just set up a DD with Macmillan too, thanks for encouraging me.
Like I said my Mum died last year, very very suddenly, 3 days from diagnosis to dying. Unbelievable. We sat with her on the Sunday and had lunch with her, unknowing there was anyting dramatically wrong with her. She had a scan on the Monday, she was told her results on the Wednesday morning and died at home with me and my two sisters with her on the Friday evening.
My thoughts are with you Ian and the rest of your family, stay strong.
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Well done Matt
My mother also died a couple of years ago of liver cancer , she was aged just 56, such a waste of life.
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That was confusing for a while ! ;D
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It was , I was trying to split the post from another one, it just fried my brain
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can i put it to some of you guys if i asked you to stop for a cup of coffe with me for half an hour would you? well what if i asked you to instead of stopping for the brew donate the money you would of earn in that short time. without highlighting the earning of the advrage window cleaners hourly rate i'm sure you will see that it really aint that much in the terms of time rather than money.
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Can I just point out that even though I've never ran a marathon, I live with someone who does do that sort of stuff.
It's not easy; this is going to dominate Mr D's life for the next five months; he'll end up training six days a week and his weekly training should culminate to a 20 mile training run. Most runners do thier 'long run' on a Sunday morning and when they're finished they're knackered, but they still have to do the 'family stuff'. And getting the 'long run' in when it's grey, freezing cold, raining and ruddy miserable takes some strength of character; I couldn't do it.
And come Monday when it's time for work, they're still knackered; fine if you're an office worker sat on your arse, but tough if you're a window cleaner on your feet all day.
Marathon training is tough on both the runner and the family.
And not only that, I'm guessing Dean (Mr D) is running a 'charity place', which means he HAS to hit the target the charity sets for him; so not only has the pressure of fitting in the training, making sure the training doesn't affect his family too much ('cos it will), he also has to make time to get the sponsorship money in; which isn't easy.
So if you can, and it's a good cause (one in three people reading this post will suffer from cancer at some stage in their lives), donate to a fellow window cleaner whose just doing something he feels is right to do.
www.justgiving.com/deankelly
It takes less than five minutes to do.
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These charitys and fund raisers are extremely important to Cancer Research, British Heart Foundation etc.. I have been donating to these two charitys for 5 years now with out missing a payment.
It would be wonderful if everybody in the world would do the same but as many people have said to me in the past Charity Starts At Home; these people IMO are very narrow minded when they say things like that. Why cant they just say I can't afford it. Keep it up MR D you are helping to change someones life.
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my mum died of cancer 5 yrs ago....its amazing how many people i know or meet that have had their lives affected by this illness..... i had 3 customers die last month. 2 of them were young .one ot them had a 12 yr old and 11 yr old children, goodnessknows how they will cope with their loss. :(
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If this is to work on a regular basis.
I dont want anyone to feel obliged or bullied into giving, Myself personally have my own charities and if someone comes to my door collecting i turn them away.
I give when i want to give and to the charities I choose, not the ones i feel pressurised into.
The worst thing anyone can do is slate those who dont give, you dont know there reasons why they havent, nor should they have to explain.
I want to highlight a good cause each month and it can easily be ruined by peer pressure.
Dave
www.justgiving.com/deankelly
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Mr D,
Just in case we sit in front of the TV on the day, and miss your bucket and ladder being carried round the course, do you know your race number yet?
Let us know when you get it, mate.
Baldeagle
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thank you p. holley and baldeagle for your donations. i didnt thank you earlyer when you donated baldeagle as i wasn't to sure where you were from as ive posted on another forum asking for sponcership, a bodybuilding site i used to use. amazingly not one of my old online training buddys have put there hand in there pockets. i know dave said he personaly dont give for a pat on the back but that dont mean he and every one else dont deserve one!! I think it says so much about window cleaners in general that so many have given so kindly already. my wife is so happy that you guys have surported me and commented that you window cleaners have hearts of gold. i told her, ''I always told you were a cut above the rest'' ;)
in regards to what Dave said ref: peer presure, i totally agree. i too have other charitys i give to like 'help for heros' and the 'royal britsh legion' as an ex-service man these are causes i'll always surport and when people come round mine colecting for red nose day or comic relife i kindly say sorry but i give to other charitys. mainly because life mark sadler said i'm one of the people that belives charity starts at home. by that i mean here in britian.
when i set up my direct debit to the 'Royal British Legion' my platoon sgt said thnk as it as an investment, one day every one of you lot will need there help. the same cant be said for every one in regard's to cancer care but in this day and age with more and more people being affected by cancer its a good bet that you will.
i'm glad of evey penny i raise but would be rather upset to think anyone had given because they thought they should because they will look like a tight git if they dont. thats not what charity is all about.
tosh- thankyou for highlighing these facts. i did my long run this evening today rather than this morning. because as it says in the justgiving page we have a 5month old baby and as my wife no longer has her mum here to help her out from time to time i spend evey second i can not just soaking up the glory that is my beautiful May-Rose but also trying help where ever possable. besides my long run aint that long yet only 12 miles today. got in about 2 hours ago
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besides my long run aint that long yet only 12 miles today. got in about 2 hours ago
That sounds long enough to me. Anyway Runner's World have a good forum and resource centre (training programmes, stuff about diet; hints and tips) if you haven't already found it.
They also have a good 'race finder' which should help to you to keep motivated; as racing does. Wor Lass usually seeks out and runs a 20 mile race about a month before a marathon, purely for marathon training purposes; and I think from then on she slackens off the training to recover properly for the actual marathon.
A good book recommended by Wor Lass's running club is 26.2 Marathon Stories written by Kathrine Switzer and Roger Bobinson; it's described as fascinating and easily readable all about marathon running. I've not read it, but it does get a lot of praise in Wor Lass's club newsletter.
Oh, and have you considered joining your local running club? About now, Wor Lass's club gets loads of new members from people wanting to run the London Marathon. It helps with motivation and training techniques.
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OK Mr D, yes I'm from "The forum".
I live in Staffordshire, a small town called Stone, about 6 miles north of Stafford, and used to work with a bloke that died of Meso-what-ever-it-is that you get from asbestos.
18 months from diagnosis for him, only 49, and the Macmillan nurses were great with him, and his wife and boys.
We used to work as Engineers for a Bank, and it knocked the rest of us, because there were 10 of us, in five shifts, and we were like a little family, knew all the others wives/girlfriends and children, so there's lot's of us out here that have been through it one way or another.
Baldeagle
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thank you Adrian. very good of you. thanks for the surport. ;)
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If you feel embarrassed by giving, i know some people do including myself, you can give annonymously,
All i ask is take 5 mins to look at mrD's website www.justgiving.com/deankelly
Okay okay, I've donated; just 'cos you put pressure on me to donate; but it's only the London Marathon; it's flat and fast; no problems really, it's just 26.2 miles!?
Wor Lass churns them out on a regular basis no problems, so they can't be that tough can they? She did the Snowdon Marathon, arguably the second toughest road marathon in Western Europe in 3hrs 40 mins; so if Mr D beats that time on the nice 'down hill one with loads of support', I'll donate another tenner!
I can drive 26.2 miles in about 20 minutes, depending on traffic; it's not that tough is it?
How long is that marathon tosh?? I mountain biked up and down snowdon 2 years ago, got up in 2 hours and down in 15 minutes :) I believe the fell runners get up in under an hour!! puts my 2 hours too shame, and i didnt really stop, went full pelt the whole time but its hard work...
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If you feel embarrassed by giving, i know some people do including myself, you can give annonymously,
All i ask is take 5 mins to look at mrD's website www.justgiving.com/deankelly
Okay okay, I've donated; just 'cos you put pressure on me to donate; but it's only the London Marathon; it's flat and fast; no problems really, it's just 26.2 miles!?
Wor Lass churns them out on a regular basis no problems, so they can't be that tough can they? She did the Snowdon Marathon, arguably the second toughest road marathon in Western Europe in 3hrs 40 mins; so if Mr D beats that time on the nice 'down hill one with loads of support', I'll donate another tenner!
I can drive 26.2 miles in about 20 minutes, depending on traffic; it's not that tough is it?
How long is that marathon tosh?? I mountain biked up and down snowdon 2 years ago, got up in 2 hours and down in 15 minutes :) I believe the fell runners get up in under an hour!! puts my 2 hours too shame, and i didnt really stop, went full pelt the whole time but its hard work...
Sean,
A marathon is 26.2 miles, though you do have Ultra Marathons which are longer; the Snowdon Marathon is on road, goes around Snowdon, but there's loads of climb; in fact something like the last four miles are an uphill slog.
However, Wor Lass is planning a two-day mountain marathon; but she's looking for a partner to do that with, and it's not going to be me. She does a lot of fell running though, she's running some race at the Blorenge this weekend (it's up a mountain) and she's another in January where Channel 5 will be there doing some programme on extreme sports.
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10 donated good luck m8.
i put in for it myself on the ballot but didnt get a place .but usually go and watch ast the half way stage ,wher you see the runners go 1 way at 13 i think and come bac at 18 all tired , ;D
tosh /my m8 do0ne the snowdon .said it was a bad day bit wet .but he done it in 325 .not a pb but not bad at 42.hes also doing the marathon desarb the one across the desert .
u should have a go .or are you more of a greyhound .
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this is a good idea dave .
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tosh /my m8 do0ne the snowdon .said it was a bad day bit wet .but he done it in 325 .not a pb but not bad at 42.hes also doing the marathon desarb the one across the desert .
u should have a go .or are you more of a greyhound .
No, I'm more of a slug nowadays; to be honest.
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dont let yourself go m8 . once the belly starts you hav had it .
+ your misses may come to her sences
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cheers for the sponsorship eddie. make sure you know my face (see my website) so you can give me a big cheer espeshly at the return 18m point. ;)
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thanks for the surport Rob Hall, its very much apreciated!
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i am refering to my earlier post, and hopefully it does not come across too trivial given the circumstances...that is paying via paypal....i know and understand the point that coz its a charity they dont want to lose the additional fee that they (paypal ) takes.....and quite right....but would it make more sense to walk away with 94% from a hundred quid from a paypal payment than 0% from 0 quid that the people without credit or debit cards cannot give even when they want to, i suppose they COULD find away, but the easier we make it for them the more cash will come in, and as i said before a lot of people (thousands) make on the spot purchases online via a simple 1 or 2 click paypal system a sall they need to do is sign in and hey presto, instant transfer......i know paypal will take a cut but money will change hands, and in most people i know who use this system for chaity payments use the gift aid service where an additional fee is paid to the charity by the govt, which is more than the fee paypal take......as i say i hope this post isint taken the wrong way, its just something i was thinking about to bring you guys in more cash. :)
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i do get your point scrimman and agree but i really cant see them doing anything about it, but i will email justgiving.com to put your point to them.
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thanks for that, keep me posted. ;)
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Thank you so much for the huge sponsorship of £200 feen, and i'm so sorry to hear of your losses. i'm sure you dont need telling what a wonderful cause you have just given to. your mother would be very proud of you. god bless you.
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www.justgiving.com/deankelly
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Sometimes when you think you just cannot do much...
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Cheers
Dave.
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just a little up date. on wensday last week i got up in the nite to see to May-Rose and doing so i went over on my ankle :(
it felt ok the next day so i ran on it. 6 mile no probs same again friday but then sunday i went out on a long run and 45 min is it started playing up. but by this time i was 45 mins/6 mileish away from home.
so i had to make my way back. buy the time i got home i was jogging like vanessa phillps :'(
and in so much pain. it blew up like a ballon. so mon and 2day ive been struggling at work. ladders have been very hard. but compaired to the pain my motherinlaw went through is nothing!
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Wor Lass says if you twist an ankle, you've got to 'ice it' (a bag of frozen peas will do) as soon as possible after the injury, and take anti-inflamatories.
If it's severe, all swollen and stuff, avoid cross-country runs for four-to-six months; since the tendons will be stretched; the signals your brain receives from your ankles while running over uneven ground could be deceiving, and you could possibly twist the said ankle again; maybe worse.
She also suggests that you're a bit soft; but I don't believe that; but she trains on an injury... so can you!
Just rest it for a day-or-two, then get back to the programme.
(I'm great at giving advice... )
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get backon it!!! i would if i could. i can just about walk let alone run!
i was running through woodlands sunday so that could be y it got so bad. as 4 ice done that. thanks for the advice coach all taken on board i'll let you know as soon as i can load bear again! ;)
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Dean,
An injury at this stage of your training isn't that bad; at least it's not three-weeks prior to your marathon, after you've put all the hard work into it.
Have you a bike or can you swim? Wor Lass cross-trains when she's injured; injury allowing of course; can you?
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bro has my bike at mo and i swim like a fish.
at the bottom. ;)
only kidding i'm a good swimmer thanks for the advise will go to the beach 1st chance i get.