Ironman Lanzarote...

Well I did it!  14hours 20 minutes so I was really pleased.  The weather was kind with the sea being calm for the swim, a windy bike ride kept the suns rays bearable and the run route was along the seafront so with plenty of support from the crowds, seemed to go faster than my time showed!  

The money is still coming in but last count there is over £2.5K in the kitty for Cumbria Cerebral Palsy.  This is down to the kind donations of friends, family and customers.  Special thanks to Eden Paving, the Natural Choice for collecting £300 for the pot.

There are one or two new things to tell you here.. in particular the wonderful turn out on a Tuesday night 'Ladies Night'!  Over 20 lycra clad women meet outside the shop for a ride together.  This is not an organised event, simply a group of friends meeting to cycle together but has proven to be a great way of increasing fitness - stamina and endurance.  If you fancy getting involved visit the shop before 6pm any Tuesday... but you have to be of the fairer sex!

If you haven't been in the shop lately, you will see a big difference next visit as we have had a makeover!  Not only is the shop more spacious and more efficiently stocked, there are plenty of new faces as we have recruited 2 new members of staff to help Phil in the workshop... see more about Mark and Jonny on our team page.

Its the Day In the Lakes Triathlon this Sunday and as Phil and I are competing, the shop will be closed.  Sorry to put anyone out with that but we are open as normal through the rest of the week... come down to the Lakeside, it will be a cracking spectacular organised by TriHard Events.

Finally, we are absolutely delighted to welcome you to the shop for a proper cup of fresh ground coffee by Rijo 42... very nice and its only 50p!