Don’t forget the cycle ride this Sunday. Meeting at IBM Hursley Clubhouse at 10am, please wear clothing appropriate to the weather (whatever that happens to be). There will be 2 routes, ~20miles and ~30miles. Route maps will be available from Justin on the day.
It’s a busy few weeks ahead. Our next cycle ride is on Sun 28th Feb. Please see the Events page for details as they are available.
Our next Cardio session will be on Sun 7th Mar. This will be followed by a nutrition discussion and physical data collection for the medical research (height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol etc). Full details can be seen on the Events page.
Our Feb Newsletter is now available online here, it’s been a busy few weeks and there are even more exciting developments just around the corner. Keep an eye on our site or join our volunteers list to be kept up to date.
This Sunday will see the launch of our Medical Research, and our 2nd cardio workout. The Cardio session will be followed by a nutrition session this week. More details will be sent out soon to those who have registered to take part in the research aspect.
Our second circuit training session is being held on Sunday Feb 21st at the IBM Hursley Clubhouse Sports hall. The session will start at 9.45am, please arrive at 9.30am (when the club opens) if you need to fill out a registration form or need to change so we are ready to start on time. We will be finishing approx 10.50am, and need to have cleared up and vacated the sports hall by 11am. It will be possible to get drinks and / or food at the bar after the session if you want.
Please bring a mat (foam camping mat type is ideal or a large towel/blanket that will cushion you for floor work) and wear appropriate clothes for a cardio workout (comfortable, allows free movement) and shoes suitable for wearing indoors without damaging the floor. Please make sure you have a bottle of water on hand as well. There will be a donations jar available if you are able to contribute to the costs of running these sessions. We suggest £1 per person per session as a guide, and any additional money once costs are covered will be contributed to the Inspired Living cause.
Please note – if you arrive late and the warm up has completed, you may not be able to take part.
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Ride report by Derek Noble
As part of our ‘normal’ cycling activity, Mike Spencer, Alan Maclean and myself are planning to complete a 200km randonnée each month for the remainder of 2010 to qualify for RRtY in Audax UK.
The first of these rides was on 23rd January and is known as the Willy Warmer (“Willy” from Willesden CC who organise and “Warmer” to get rid of the winter chills!).
Some clarification required.
Now, randonnée is French for ‘excursion’ and can sometimes be referred to as a ‘brevet’ (cycling) and is intended for the participants to complete the said distance within time frames – the times are based on minimum and maximum speeds, typically in the 12kph to 25 kph range. These are NOT races, just self-sufficient, get-round-within-the-time-limit events – and come in many flavours, e.g. 100km, 200km, 300km, 400km, 600km and the ‘biggies’, London-Edinburgh-London or Paris-Brest-Paris – the latter two are over 1200km each!
RRtY means ‘Randonnée Round the Year’.
Mike and Alan are both taking part in the Winchester to Gibraltar ride (whole route), while I’m intending to join at Madrid.
Our RRtY experience will stand us in good stead for the cumulative effect of the Winchester-Gibraltar event and make sure we get base miles in and build our fitness. Continue reading this story…
Realised we haven’t said thank you yet to Srgt Chic for our cardio workout last Sunday. About 20 of us arrived bright and early last Sunday morning to take part, and it was time well spent – with a selection of exercises to work particular muscle groups along with lots of high energy movements to get the heart rate going and build stamina. Although Chic did promise he was building up gently, I expect many of us had second thoughts when we tried to get up Monday morning! Our next cardio session will be on Sunday 21st Feb, look out for more details nearer the time. Be great to see some new faces at the next session, as well as meet the ‘regulars’ again 
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Great news, we are now officially supported by BT, and are working closely with a couple of their internal programmes for employees. We also have endorsements from a number of BT’s Sporting Ambassadors.
Just confirming our first cardio workout session will be held on Sunday Feb 7th at the IBM Hursley Clubhouse Sports hall. Please arrive promptly at 9.30am (when the club opens) to fill out the registration form so we are ready to start on time at 9.50am. We will be finishing approx 10.50am, and need to have cleared up and vacated the sports hall by 11am. It will be possible to get drinks and / or food at the bar after the session if you want.
Please wear appropriate clothes for a cardio workout (comfortable, allows free movement) and shoes suitable for wearing indoors without damaging the floor. It is also advisable to make sure you have a bottle of water on hand as well.
Please note – if you arrive late and the warm up has completed, you may not be able to take part.
