Comments on: 1 week to go… http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:39:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mez http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-120 Mez Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:39:29 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-120 Dear Matty, Cletty and Joseph We're thinking of you and wishing you lots of swim, cycle and run power for this weekend. Go Matty go! You can do it. And good luck to Cletty and Joseph spectating - that's exhausting too! It's been so moving to read your blog and seeing the pictures of you all - thank you for sharing it. Lots of love and best wishes and good luck for Sunday again. Mez xxxx Dear Matty, Cletty and Joseph

We’re thinking of you and wishing you lots of swim, cycle and run power for this weekend. Go Matty go! You can do it. And good luck to Cletty and Joseph spectating - that’s exhausting too!

It’s been so moving to read your blog and seeing the pictures of you all - thank you for sharing it.

Lots of love and best wishes and good luck for Sunday again.

Mez
xxxx

]]> By: Allison Ely http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-115 Allison Ely Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:43:10 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-115 You guys are awesome! We are sending you lots of strength and love from Austin. Go, Matt, go! :) You guys are awesome! We are sending you lots of strength and love from Austin.

Go, Matt, go! :)

]]> By: Les Roberts http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-114 Les Roberts Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:37:14 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-114 Hiya Matt, Colette & Joseph I think you've heard that me and 6 OPs - Bashers, Disco, Oz, Dave Hickman, John Mulvaney & Jezzer Hancock rode Lands End to J O'Groats a week ago. My initial report on the ride is on the Blackheath & Bromley Harriers web site www.bandbhac.org.uk which will give you a flavour of how it went until a detailed account becomes available. I did the ride to raise funds for my own special interest, namely The Cure Parkinson's Trust- Movers & Shakers and I've managed to raise a fair bit of cash. I was about to lob some of my own into the pot when it occurred to me that I had effectively donated handsomely already in that I funded the substantial cost of my doing the ride. So, I decided to put my wad somewhere else that needed to be moved and shaken and I've given it to you. Matt, you've got a very special event this w/e and the 2 most important things are to enjoy it and to finish; this is not a race for fast times, PBs or any other such heroics. You have a clearly defined job to do here of raising money for and raising awareness of Leukodystrophy. Trying to perform to your limits and getting caught up in the racing will detract from this and is NOT part of the job. Seeing you banging your brains out and covering yourself in snot can be very off-putting to the uninitiated however noble the cause. Being hard-wired as a talented athlete as you are, it will be hard to ignore the temptation but I suggest you must if you are going to undertake fully the role you have taken on yourself ie. leading a campaign to find an answer for little Joseph's difficulties. I shall be in touch again after the dust has settled from the tri. All my love and best wishes to you all. Les. Hiya Matt, Colette & Joseph
I think you’ve heard that me and 6 OPs - Bashers, Disco, Oz, Dave Hickman, John Mulvaney & Jezzer Hancock rode Lands End to J O’Groats a week ago. My initial report on the ride is on the Blackheath & Bromley Harriers web site http://www.bandbhac.org.uk which will give you a flavour of how it went until a detailed account becomes available. I did the ride to raise funds for my own special interest, namely The Cure Parkinson’s Trust- Movers & Shakers and I’ve managed to raise a fair bit of cash. I was about to lob some of my own into the pot when it occurred to me that I had effectively donated handsomely already in that I funded the substantial cost of my doing the ride. So, I decided to put my wad somewhere else that needed to be moved and shaken and I’ve given it to you.
Matt, you’ve got a very special event this w/e and the 2 most important things are to enjoy it and to finish; this is not a race for fast times, PBs or any other such heroics. You have a clearly defined job to do here of raising money for and raising awareness of Leukodystrophy. Trying to perform to your limits and getting caught up in the racing will detract from this and is NOT part of the job. Seeing you banging your brains out and covering yourself in snot can be very off-putting to the uninitiated however noble the cause. Being hard-wired as a talented athlete as you are, it will be hard to ignore the temptation but I suggest you must if you are going to undertake fully the role you have taken on yourself ie. leading a campaign to find an answer for little Joseph’s difficulties.
I shall be in touch again after the dust has settled from the tri.
All my love and best wishes to you all.

Les.

]]> By: Didier http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-113 Didier Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:09:46 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-113 Matt, Dernière ligne droite avant Ironman. Ton courage et ta volonté sont exemplaires ! Myriam, Yohan, Chloé et moi vous souhaitons, à Colette, Joseph et toi tout d'abord un bon voyage vers Zurich où se déroule la compétition, mais surtout que tu remportes le challenge que tu t'es fixé avant autant de succès que ta récolte de dons. Nous serons avec vous par la pensée. Didier & Co Matt,

Dernière ligne droite avant Ironman. Ton courage et ta volonté sont exemplaires !

Myriam, Yohan, Chloé et moi vous souhaitons, à Colette, Joseph et toi tout d’abord un bon voyage vers Zurich où se déroule la compétition, mais surtout que tu remportes le challenge que tu t’es fixé avant autant de succès que ta récolte de dons.

Nous serons avec vous par la pensée.

Didier & Co

]]> By: ELA France http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-110 ELA France Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:09:57 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-110 Best wishes to you and good luck. Thank you so much for supporting us. Avec tous nos encouragements pour ce grand défi et une pensée amicale à toute la famille. Best wishes to you and good luck.
Thank you so much for supporting us.

Avec tous nos encouragements pour ce grand défi et une pensée amicale à toute la famille.

]]> By: Niam O' Connor http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-109 Niam O' Connor Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:53:35 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-109 Hi Collette, Matt and Joe! Remember me Niamh O Connor, well by pure chance i saw your article in the Echo last week. You haven't changed a bit how do you manage to stay so young looking!! (Botox!!) Anyway, i wanted to wish Matt good luck next week and to say that Joe is a beautiful little man and to see him looking into your faces he seems really happy and full of love. I have three of my own Ronan 5 , Laura 3, Ornait 1, and am kept busy. I think everyone puts themselves in your shoes and tries to imagine how they would cope in the same situation and i think you are both very positive and upbeat while admitting to having your moments too. Anway, good luck with everything. Lots of Love Niamh PS On another note, my oldest memory of you is being the best in the class at 'German Jumps' i could never beat you!!!! Hi Collette, Matt and Joe!
Remember me Niamh O Connor, well by pure chance i saw your article in the Echo last week. You haven’t changed a bit how do you manage to stay so young looking!! (Botox!!) Anyway, i wanted to wish Matt good luck next week and to say that Joe is a beautiful little man and to see him looking into your faces he seems really happy and full of love. I have three of my own Ronan 5 , Laura 3, Ornait 1, and am kept busy. I think everyone puts themselves in your shoes and tries to imagine how they would cope in the same situation and i think you are both very positive and upbeat while admitting to having your moments too. Anway, good luck with everything.
Lots of Love Niamh
PS On another note, my oldest memory of you is being the best in the class at ‘German Jumps’ i could never beat you!!!!

]]> By: Bill & LIz Goad http://tri4joe.com/2008/07/06/1-week-to-go/#comment-108 Bill & LIz Goad Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:07:45 +0000 http://tri4joe.com/?p=65#comment-108 Matt, Collette and of course Joseph Our thoughts are with you all, along with all the other Goads,Newmans,Freemans,Swifts - and hope you Collette and Joe can put up with Matt [the swimming T-Rex] when he COMPLETES this race, as we are sure Collette would have done it too - for the love of their son With love and best wishes to you all and very good luck Matt on this stupendous effort Matt, Collette and of course Joseph

Our thoughts are with you all, along with all the other Goads,Newmans,Freemans,Swifts - and hope you Collette and Joe can put up with Matt [the swimming T-Rex] when he COMPLETES this race, as we are sure Collette would have done it too

- for the love of their son

With love and best wishes to you all and very good luck Matt on this stupendous effort

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