tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55617126003272517462024-02-20T08:10:08.293-08:00Brains on BikesBrains on Bikes, cycling across America to raise awareness about Brain Cancer, Anne Feely, In April 2010 Gundy, my dog Walter and I went on a journey across the United States. We aim to raise awareness about brain cancer and to raise funds for brain cancer research and local support organizations.
Join Brains on Bikes and help us outsmart brain cancer.Brainsonbikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238071549672654676noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-72109432211303008722011-09-22T04:40:00.000-07:002011-09-22T05:15:11.289-07:00MI5<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkM29g8HyIM1HSd_4ZVYp56_6XVupTYmq4aKp2JRoGZe-zFVUS9q5QHAmJHWg12KcwnwkRzLlRbbT9AD108w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-22978995857408058692011-09-18T17:14:00.000-07:002011-09-18T17:36:47.360-07:00It Can't Get Much Worse.I had imagined my first day at rowing camp this year to be a triumph - my progress would stun the coaches. It ain't what happened. I got into a single and I was very unsteady. I felt very ill at ease but I managed to (sort of) move the boat when a rower passing my by told me the problem. It was a simple matter of moving the feet slide from one end to the other but it had rocked my confidence and I couldn't get it back. I was angry that I didn't think to check the gear and I was embarrassed at my poor performance. Though I did learn how to change the slide while I was in the boat and I did learn to check that any boat that I use is properly rigged for me. I guess I'll do better tomorrow because it will be hard to be worse than today.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-80187667194707051332011-09-17T20:19:00.000-07:002011-09-17T20:29:25.682-07:00My Daughter Sade and Her Friends are Supporters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaln91QQ31rYfGNLOvihkpY0AlCBY52TcTthCj9KLP1jBtD8UI8olO0xpBGZEdB27WN1mnrdqrH4poMFlkP-TmGUpBx2kElON4lfDasBZfJnktKf5c4pZhAsm3v9sBHVvZkGnZh-xOjz3M/s1600/IMG-20110916-00004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaln91QQ31rYfGNLOvihkpY0AlCBY52TcTthCj9KLP1jBtD8UI8olO0xpBGZEdB27WN1mnrdqrH4poMFlkP-TmGUpBx2kElON4lfDasBZfJnktKf5c4pZhAsm3v9sBHVvZkGnZh-xOjz3M/s320/IMG-20110916-00004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653534819456502642" /></a><br /><br />and so are all of you seeing this pic. Together we will outsmart brain cancer!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-72115055483944520322011-09-08T13:27:00.000-07:002011-09-08T13:35:43.740-07:00Back in the Gym with GundyEach morning on our ride last summer I would serenade Gundy as we set off with "we're back in the saddle again". I felt that way today because we hadn't seen each other for a few weeks and we were back in action. Of course we did rowing and also weight training and it felt at times like we did impossible acts of daring do like jumping and squats and and and.... Thanks Gundy!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-62237194657699618452011-09-04T00:31:00.000-07:002011-09-04T00:47:34.688-07:00Raining AntsWhen I went down to swim today there were hundreds of flying ants in the pool. I decided to brave it (they don't bite )and started my laps. It creeped my out once in a while that so many creatures were beside me. I thought maybe to them I am like a barge on the channel will be for me. On the sixth or seventh lap there were hundreds more. And then a gentle warm rain began and I continued. On the next lap I saw a massive swarm flying above and then it began raining ants. Alright I said but I am going to do my laps anyway. 30 laps done! Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-12802616174770184972011-09-03T03:17:00.000-07:002011-09-03T03:33:44.168-07:00Swimming LapsI shouldn't use the word laps because it's a small pool but how else can I keep track. The first day I did about 10 because I lost count. The next morning I collected 15 pebbles and at every lap I shifted a stone to a new pile. I did 15 laps. Today I threw away 5 pebbles and shifted the stones into one pile and then back. So I did 20. Tomorrow I will try for 30. I not sure you can qualify what I am doing as swimming. I lie on my back and relax and kick and either flutter my hands by my sides or do a big sweeping stroke. These mornings I surrender to floating - the water holding me - and the sky - with the overhanging trees and clouds. Sometimes life is good!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-74986407031596517232011-08-26T23:04:00.000-07:002011-08-27T02:06:51.109-07:00My Pilates EpiphanyI had a pilates epiphany yesterday. I realized that all the strengthening of the core is only the beginning. The truth is pilates is about fluidity. I can't do the movements correctly yet but I had brief glimmer of the ideal during one excerise. Being relaxed and focused and having the whole body move in synch seems to be the goal. I suppose thats why many wonderful pilates teachers began as dancers. They are not bulky but lean and strong and graceful. So that was my training day - pilates. Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-122044673584741062011-08-23T06:00:00.000-07:002011-08-23T06:23:38.864-07:00Training August 23 Gu and I are fit as fiddles so training today was rewarding.
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<br />Here's what we did:
<br />10 minutes of egr excerises, 10 minutes of rowing 1 minute on and 1 minute off - this doesn't sound too bad but the one minute is an all out push at increasing speed. Then the weights: deadlifts, several squat tortures including one legged squats, squats with weights, squats with kettleball, and squat walking like crabs with bands on our calves. Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-59620407601181369552011-07-30T00:09:00.000-07:002011-07-30T00:35:42.580-07:00An Old Friend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjCLZh7D72ww3kc94FmzTyWHD1Bmx1T_X9ZDu5DI6ANrvCvsst12wlFPTHMhfYiyI_Na5Nnxdf_oSj7NO2rjsEdgJ8XA_KCeY2ozu-uKz52oViqUu5qmqpIl7dJ4u05aZzaSqZXQIAUa7/s1600/IMG00050-20110729-1959.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjCLZh7D72ww3kc94FmzTyWHD1Bmx1T_X9ZDu5DI6ANrvCvsst12wlFPTHMhfYiyI_Na5Nnxdf_oSj7NO2rjsEdgJ8XA_KCeY2ozu-uKz52oViqUu5qmqpIl7dJ4u05aZzaSqZXQIAUa7/s320/IMG00050-20110729-1959.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635039560190380146" /></a><br /><br />Last night my daughter Sade and I met up with Huw. He is an angel. Huw trained me for a half marathan and did it with me while I was taking chemo. To our surprise it was an extreme event-mostly on mountain paths and thru little rivers and very very warm. My dismay turned, as the day wore on, to determination and then happiness. I just had to do the damn thing. It released me from being embarressed about what would have been a rotten time anyway. I stink at running. Always have and always will.<br /><br />Huw has moved away from training(was it me?) and is just finishing his advanced business degree. I wish him oodles of success and happiness.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-44276217502043418432011-06-08T22:58:00.001-07:002011-06-08T23:18:27.085-07:00Hard Work in Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK-KP-qAWd3pGvEGJdjNVn_AMfamjy0Oy4KTb7oMBSzgoN8xZkG-7UQwTnom2XLHV50DqA26bt6crv3q7aH9Tf3pQSG8-E-hRcDuajx5_Fmbh74xmDCXmgWeVHK_jcquWck6PQzJGJPpJ/s1600/IMG-20110608-00056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK-KP-qAWd3pGvEGJdjNVn_AMfamjy0Oy4KTb7oMBSzgoN8xZkG-7UQwTnom2XLHV50DqA26bt6crv3q7aH9Tf3pQSG8-E-hRcDuajx5_Fmbh74xmDCXmgWeVHK_jcquWck6PQzJGJPpJ/s320/IMG-20110608-00056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616100514876918930" /></a><br />This is a picture of Toby and I training together yesterday. After having been on the water for 90 minutes Toby taught me a starting technique for indoor rowing. It's a lovely picture that should be titled: Hard Work in Progress!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-75854535972707809412011-06-06T00:39:00.000-07:002011-06-06T01:28:49.683-07:00Behind the CurtainI haven't been blogging for a while but this week I am strong and fit for a return to life and serious training. Health concerns plagued me the last few months and I didn't want to waste your time with my whining and whinging. The ankle fracture and torn ligaments are finally healed. I was also stuggling at getting to the gym and was tired all the time and steadily gaining weight. Overnight, it seemed(actually two months), I had become a lazy bum. I took myself to my gp and discovered my thyroid wasn't working. It was so simple to fix. Within a month of starting synthroid I feel well and comfortable in myself again. What I learned is when I have a genuine and general unease, stop blaming myself and get myself to a doctor. <br />Having brain cancer should mean no other health isssues. But it doesn't work that way. Damn and double damn. <br />The doctor was lovely when he told me about the thyroid. He said: You will like this because it's so easy to fix. He was right.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-55265883965353717162011-04-21T03:20:00.000-07:002011-04-21T03:42:33.993-07:00Pictures Don't Lie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K-4Rit7gLx33f8YmkUn__OV0C5KFwkHf3XGfocNX5yhGD24K81godQ2kk7I8DI4atcYVJX4t-RDOWhjWQpAhQILz8d8dlu1v_iUliW2wu1ggLToDWiqvHEgRWySf2Gdh0gZJTEdMxLQE/s1600/013.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K-4Rit7gLx33f8YmkUn__OV0C5KFwkHf3XGfocNX5yhGD24K81godQ2kk7I8DI4atcYVJX4t-RDOWhjWQpAhQILz8d8dlu1v_iUliW2wu1ggLToDWiqvHEgRWySf2Gdh0gZJTEdMxLQE/s320/013.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597984900712240306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFdoFb-zyjaztzXGZGfsacVcJ4HMJxlTEEdM-CJyT_8gmyN1fQ_NDrwejiuad6QAuRGh_yBvn4QUyGt6fiY_WU2puD5DieGILAGOMKCBHku8aui-Fd9Txl5WSPza9WEBZLdIuQsIEX-SQ/s1600/011.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFdoFb-zyjaztzXGZGfsacVcJ4HMJxlTEEdM-CJyT_8gmyN1fQ_NDrwejiuad6QAuRGh_yBvn4QUyGt6fiY_WU2puD5DieGILAGOMKCBHku8aui-Fd9Txl5WSPza9WEBZLdIuQsIEX-SQ/s320/011.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597984899019583762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp8wZ0VEwqIcsjkaGcQSHoZlY0Zv-fwmHHEYFpypYtzfRhBzDTkqpiS0mYbwIMFFJ7Xfvx_xMPQ47km4knJijIxsclhUDCYHUd9jXhHUeHYXFTQUnTUS6LOBh1pWqz1e7Fei0eboTcN3d/s1600/009.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp8wZ0VEwqIcsjkaGcQSHoZlY0Zv-fwmHHEYFpypYtzfRhBzDTkqpiS0mYbwIMFFJ7Xfvx_xMPQ47km4knJijIxsclhUDCYHUd9jXhHUeHYXFTQUnTUS6LOBh1pWqz1e7Fei0eboTcN3d/s320/009.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597984890357655506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xETGZ_jK222EUjfF3Tw2DRstteid9nrQ6NgTYma8jyvkFZ-o5CynllXfV6W5jCTXcZH0GhXaJL5BYs6AcmAKU3VbDoj2Q8f3ivQKpE4ZiYVStex2OhmamvQ7NmxbPd9aEAnEruqEKu9n/s1600/010.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xETGZ_jK222EUjfF3Tw2DRstteid9nrQ6NgTYma8jyvkFZ-o5CynllXfV6W5jCTXcZH0GhXaJL5BYs6AcmAKU3VbDoj2Q8f3ivQKpE4ZiYVStex2OhmamvQ7NmxbPd9aEAnEruqEKu9n/s320/010.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597984891420418402" /></a><br />Sometimes I wish it weren't true but when our coach Toby took pictures at our last outdoor training I could see what I am doing incorrectly. The photos are a great tool and heck I know I have a long way to go and amazingly in one I look like I know what I'm doing. Can you tell which is the good stroke? Saintly Gu is just steadying the boat in these photos so our out of sync oars are not a clue. A big hug to all that answer correctly!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-65929542935847151702011-04-18T02:33:00.000-07:002011-04-18T02:45:43.267-07:00My Bags Aren't Packedand I am not ready to go. But I am not leaving til this weekend so I've got time. On May 1 Brains on Bikes will be walking the Race for Hope in Washington DC. We were there last year and we had such a wonderful time meeting up with others with brain cancers and all of those that support our fight that we are coming back for as long as it takes to tame this monster disease. As we all know brain cancer sucks! I hope to see many of you there.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-73413539813328724262011-03-28T22:37:00.000-07:002011-03-28T23:22:46.702-07:00The Marsden MarchA big thanks to my family and friends for doing the 14 mile Marden March. Because of my ankle injury, I was chief cheerleader and banana and water carrier. I only walked the bit of the route that went past where I lived for nine months during treatment and where I had treatment. The day before I was sent a moving film that reminded me of the molded mask that bolted my head to the radiation table. I had to talk myself into not freaking out every day. So for me the Marsden March was revisiting my past. <br />And thanks to Jonathan, Lois, Sade, Patrick, Jason, Alix, Chris, Mike, Enery, Ketty, Gundula, Kashia and Frank the trip was a celebration too! I am so lucky to have you all as more than supporters, more like co-warriors in the fight against brain cancer. <br />AnneAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-52572218791539243442011-03-24T08:42:00.000-07:002011-03-24T09:27:08.419-07:00Gundy and I Go to Rowing Camp<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1MXVaCy2PUylyaoPxENX4yZcX9GzanLFr4Q1QVrRjEbPkEiGcL9Tu_RLTUMADR-JVSdS-CCoyQWm_qGmd_g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Gundy and I just returned this afternoon from the Spanish rowing camp where we spent three days rowing for 4 hours a day. Yikes it was intensive and challenging and fun. We rode our bikes to and from the camp and around the lake at the end of each day. The grand irony was for the few days we were away from London it was sunnier and warmer here than in Spain.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-42677952762156526842011-03-13T13:29:00.000-07:002011-03-13T13:50:31.259-07:00A New Brains on Boats ScheduleHi Everyone,<br /><br />Five weeks ago I was walking Walter, my dog, and I fell into a little hole in the pavement. Yes, I wasn't paying attention, except to the sunshine, blue sky and mild weather, which were making a brief visit to London. Despite icing, wrapping, plenty of paracytemol and ibuprofen, my ankle did not get much better. Moving forward was fine; but, last week, when I tried a sidestep, I was back to the agony of my first misstep. I went for an x-ray and scan and discovered I have a tibia fracture and have torn the ligaments that support the outside of my ankle. It should take 2 to 3 more months to properly heal.<br /><br />So, with regret, and a somewhat hobbled gait, I have decided to push back the Brains on Boats Channel Crossing till next summer.<br /><br />It was a hard decision to arrive at and I felt like I failed the cause. But one of the lessons I've learned in dealing with cancer has been to read my body. Not to be Polly-Anna, but since I've taken the decision to delay the "voyage", I've realized the positive side of delay. A few years ago Gu and I competed in the Irish Indoor Rowing Competition(at which I won a Gold Medal in my age category ... ahem ... and in which I was the only competitor in my age category) and also in the World Indoor Rowing Championship in Boston, where I placed comfortably in the middle of more than 40 competitors. We've decided to return to our indoor roots and row at a number of competitions during the next year both in the UK, Ireland and the US. We'll use these occasions to seek out cancer support groups and continue to raise awareness about Brain Cancer and the causes which help those affected by it and which seek to its cure. As we will mostly be in the United Kingdom we will, as ever, champion The Royal Marsden and Macmillan and in the States, Stand Up 2 Cancer.<br /><br />Thanks for understanding.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-58481645328875775572011-02-19T12:20:00.000-08:002011-02-19T12:30:21.993-08:00Rowing on the River!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-<br />Rnl0ytYdti8/TWAmZCcLjMI/AAAAAAAAAHs/_roNHP9AlT0/s1600/IMAG0022.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKU8gJ85iZdSiHdaIH7UkyOZRX7Bcvxto6oZNGhb4fTGb4Pdz3wZN65YUnESv8CaGHy8FbsnxZeD_KlV7TYT_H12Bw28_7JXVViwNeGvK9sYyTx62TH3WuhTrFoiCf_Npgt-D170DYOC-/s320/IMAG0022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575498550278327490" /></a><br /><br />This is yesterday while Gundy and I trained. Yes we are rowing on the river!<br />I have many hours of practice before I wil begin to feel adequate. <br />Row row row our boat gently across the sea <br />merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-40799724137813437792011-02-17T11:23:00.000-08:002011-02-17T11:34:33.430-08:00Help Me Get Out of Kentucky!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnapL-Z_Zd3qdUQQw1YvFx66D-GDOn70kUZCvYxscBuetSCR5U-KVlthFTY_0aQXk4a9dvDcTBrLzTYv5vTNlbkpF58gOC-021aWOci1DSf9vJ2yTUEYNvMBMmlKmkmHFgqAp28SQ35JX/s1600/Photo+277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnapL-Z_Zd3qdUQQw1YvFx66D-GDOn70kUZCvYxscBuetSCR5U-KVlthFTY_0aQXk4a9dvDcTBrLzTYv5vTNlbkpF58gOC-021aWOci1DSf9vJ2yTUEYNvMBMmlKmkmHFgqAp28SQ35JX/s320/Photo+277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574743973241695714" /></a><br />I didn't purchase the Brains on Bikes game until after Gu and I cycled across America but it's proving to be more difficult than I thought. I am stuck in Kentucky. Hey I am not putting Kentucky down but I just can't get the 420 points I need to move on. Help. Is there a tip someone out there can give me? It's driving me round the bend. I cycled it now I want to game it! AnneAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-88117269974989744182011-02-06T03:44:00.000-08:002011-02-06T04:06:00.664-08:00Goodbye Rick Peterson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVR8sGPHThqoWkxAfAPFhnU8rqtX7vr0stV0saUcvT_BsvjrmiBZ5EPvPxyK-FlSduBxkCQK9_kJFDhzZTq5A1gXZilg0vhPpvKyyCy-HD_xQhL3emk74DK7C1YVecABsgpnbDvKoBRQ-/s1600/IMG_9334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVR8sGPHThqoWkxAfAPFhnU8rqtX7vr0stV0saUcvT_BsvjrmiBZ5EPvPxyK-FlSduBxkCQK9_kJFDhzZTq5A1gXZilg0vhPpvKyyCy-HD_xQhL3emk74DK7C1YVecABsgpnbDvKoBRQ-/s320/IMG_9334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570542646751935698" /></a><br /><br />It was with great sadness I learned yesterday that Rick passed away. Gundy and I had the chance to meet up twice with Rick and his lovely and strong and supportive wife Mary and share a meal as we traveled across America. I remember Gu and I thinking he would make it. It wasn't to be. I get punched time after time because it makes no sense who survives and who doesn't. Rick proves it's not attitude, fitness, positivity and spirituality that determines the outcome because Rick had a surfeit of all these as well as great love. In his memory and in honor of his wonderful family let's join together and redouble our efforts to irradicate this awful disease.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-58037897410831787002011-01-17T01:18:00.000-08:002011-01-17T01:52:10.815-08:00We Rowed!Not long and not far but the few strokes Gundy and I did made me remember how much I enjoy it. Skully is a great scull that is thankfully stable. We have a lot of work to do but we have the right boat. Whew. I was so afraid. If you only rode stationary bikes you would have no idea of the joy of riding outside. The same is true of rowing. The beautiful feeling of gliding along the water, of actually working with the water is fabulous. I do need to become a lot stronger. I need to bulk up. We need to row row row and row.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-69048049011477166362011-01-13T23:40:00.000-08:002011-01-13T23:52:01.926-08:00Ahoy Matey!Gundy and I go to our first coaching session today. We may very well be out on the water today. It might be too windy and the currents too strong. But I need to row on water soon because right now the apprehension is larger than (I hope) the act. I am half praying I won't have to row and half that I will just to reduce my anxiety. Pray for windy conditions-no wait-pray for calm conditions-no wait.......Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-44118987515919681902011-01-10T23:32:00.000-08:002011-01-11T02:22:13.370-08:00Let's Get This Party Started!The holidays are over and done and now as earth slowly moves toward spring our serious training begins. Brains on Bikes is doing quite a lot this spring. Besides training for our July crossing of the English Channel we are participating in the first Marsden March. It's a 14 mile walk between the Chelsea and Sutton Royal Marden Hospitals on March 27. We are urging all our UK friends to come join us. Simply register your name and make sure you fill in your team as Brains on Bikes:<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.royalmarsden.org/march/">http://www.royalmarsden.org/march/</a></div><div><a href="http://www.royalmarsden.org/march"></a><br />Let's help the great Royal Marsden have a successful launch. Speaking of launches Gungy and I will be taking the boats out soon. I am petrified - with a capital P. Gundy says fear is a good motivator and I suppose she is right because even as I write this my adrenaline is coursing through my body. I guess that is what I need.<br />Be well!</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-85771878488322542242010-12-08T23:48:00.000-08:002010-12-09T00:01:37.261-08:00SkullySkully. That is the name of our two person scull Gundy and I will row across the English Channel. Thanks to Eve Hartman for sending it in to our facebook. Way to go Eve! As soon as the boat is decaled I will post pictures. Gundy and I have had a few minor aches and pains but I think we are finally well. Though we are training now the serious work won't begin until January when we will begin in earnest on the water with Skully. Take care everyone!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-12251414946512931832010-12-06T13:26:00.000-08:002010-12-06T13:54:10.106-08:00Our Visit to Our Boats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy05chZ1fixDH5s5ai4eciPHbfy_DkFRxXFqWg3Ec51AAwMliZcA7ODR8P_zCBqjTFm1MfL-17hLne-sydUAolKN1XE6yBYZzVTwbPUZacUXsMN_635r1NTvpVs5FhflzfJft1KxAyZGI/s1600/IMG00064-20101206-1526.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy05chZ1fixDH5s5ai4eciPHbfy_DkFRxXFqWg3Ec51AAwMliZcA7ODR8P_zCBqjTFm1MfL-17hLne-sydUAolKN1XE6yBYZzVTwbPUZacUXsMN_635r1NTvpVs5FhflzfJft1KxAyZGI/s320/IMG00064-20101206-1526.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547689718315958018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14TYo3lAJfwm0-tzPoMwvtjH_mIyABpa-3n0kBcpF37lm6cIgV2Dk6ZNSpsIS7JYrOndIYqTS1dFp0W5XksTs7sPxNBKyVTk5Asl_gQYVmy5Lxk-eOxyvWZIQM3qC6AxaVQeC-Suq-Dmj/s1600/IMG00062-20101206-1524.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14TYo3lAJfwm0-tzPoMwvtjH_mIyABpa-3n0kBcpF37lm6cIgV2Dk6ZNSpsIS7JYrOndIYqTS1dFp0W5XksTs7sPxNBKyVTk5Asl_gQYVmy5Lxk-eOxyvWZIQM3qC6AxaVQeC-Suq-Dmj/s320/IMG00062-20101206-1524.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547689712730634706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1EaCv2fI_dGTiwabUYxAKBEsf8nevEDipppnms5TIeqaq8Gd1g84bi8KIuG7eZ0t3fWuV5Kvl9ba4QH7wsdd2Wuk3z2zlZbWigzShOI_pBOXg1ykQEw0yd8Odl5zlW-12sP5_OUsCKpR/s1600/IMG00060-20101206-1523.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1EaCv2fI_dGTiwabUYxAKBEsf8nevEDipppnms5TIeqaq8Gd1g84bi8KIuG7eZ0t3fWuV5Kvl9ba4QH7wsdd2Wuk3z2zlZbWigzShOI_pBOXg1ykQEw0yd8Odl5zlW-12sP5_OUsCKpR/s320/IMG00060-20101206-1523.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547689705886127970" /></a><br />Gundy and I went and visited our boats today. It was thrilling to see the 2 person scull we will be rowing across the channel this summer. It was also scary to think about the actual rowing. Holy cow! I have no doubts about Gundy - only that I may hold her back. We didn't go in the water as right now London is freezing. Hopefully in January we will start. And writing that terrifies me. Forgive the blurriness of my phone camera(and my photo skills).<br /><br />Shanna I wish you a wonderful and Happy Birthday!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561712600327251746.post-81763118854571510062010-11-09T05:57:00.000-08:002010-11-09T06:11:32.635-08:00All The Brains News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP01BVeRBBqgPnr34mvrOaoXPQidiTQ_qbFe-xYpXXkNUCRqGY4QMW4sJP0trcp8xFF82_QIM89Gj3eCoAY9s3oGLTAvkibOegDMa2U4wqjC6Qgka9A4TZmq-05Fk9uir9bXHSs5NlR6N/s1600/_Media+Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00164-20101031-1520.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP01BVeRBBqgPnr34mvrOaoXPQidiTQ_qbFe-xYpXXkNUCRqGY4QMW4sJP0trcp8xFF82_QIM89Gj3eCoAY9s3oGLTAvkibOegDMa2U4wqjC6Qgka9A4TZmq-05Fk9uir9bXHSs5NlR6N/s320/_Media+Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00164-20101031-1520.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537550490688093010" /></a><br /><br />As you can see our boat has arrived! Gosh it looks tiny for Gu alone but for the both of us it looks teenie tiny. I have been thinking of names-do any of you glorious readers of ours have suggestions? I was thinking of The Watery Walter. I am taking suggestions and I have to name the boat before it is registered. Help me please!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942850906861624158noreply@blogger.com0