Day 5 Virtual Cycle Against Suicide 2020
Good morning everyone. Would someone go and get those cyclists down off those trees! We are leaving shortly!
Today we are heading out on another short day 65km across the border into the beautiful County Fermanagh, among the rushes. We leave Donegal with a heavy heart as we cross the border at Pettico with a Sos Beag along the banks of Lough Erne, after 30km. Lunch in St Marys College in Irvinestown. We cycled this road last year, in the opposite direction,I think and were taken with the beauty of the place. Then its on to Enniskillen where Jo Little has promised to give us a huge welcome party. knowing Jo, it will be a homecoming like no other. She is planning to do Face painting and nail painting for the brave hearted.
There have been some complaints in the last few days about the quality of the jelly babies being given out by the marshals. That they are not Bassetts! Your executive committee has been informed and Im assured a meeting of the executive took place into the night and the matter has now been resolved.
I know we are half way around and usually this is the time people begin to find it difficult. And maybe start to flag but keep going. Declan Mc Guinness has agreed to sing us a few tunes on the road today. I don't know how he can play guitar and cycle at the same time but he says he does it all the time so we look forward to that. Paramedics stand by!
Another celebration today guys. Its Kathleen Tobin (super gran) birthday today. Kathleen has cycled every day, every cycle, every kilometre every year with Cycle Against Suicide some 8000km. A legend. Tell a story about Kathleen. in 2013 the first year we did 1400km over 14 days and Kathleen was with us the whole time. Every time you would meet Kathleen in the peloton and she just grinding away with the head down. "Howya Kathleen!" she wouldn't lift her head. You would just get a response "Fine!" Anyway. On 14th and final day we were cycling down Drumcondra Road heading for the finish and 'BANG'!! Kathleen blew a tyre! Had to stop. Word quickly went around 'SUPER GRAN HAS BROKEN DOWN, WE MUST STOP AND GET HER GOING AGAIN!' But there was 600 of us and we couldn't stop. But someone gave Kathleen a load of a bike and she made it to the finish. 😄😃😎😍 Happy Birthday Kathleen. 👏👏👏👏
Ok !! lets mount up. check you Garmin, check your tyres and make your donation if you haven't already.
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