The Ride to Conquer Cancer

Hello all, wow, it's been quite some time since I've used this blog huh!?

I am now living in Auckland, New Zealand. Working as a Playout Technician at Eyeworks Touchdown NZ making sure The Living Channel, Food TV and Country99 TV all go to air properly and without mistakes. I also now have a delightful girl-thing (She's a blogger, you should go check her blog out at thisismeagankerr.com) and yes, I know you're all wanting to know, yes, my weight has gone down a little over the past few years. But still not enough to be able to change the title of this blog if you know what I mean!

So I guess you're all wondering why the sudden return to this blog?

Well, now my life is so much less topsy-turvy I have made the decision that although I missed my deadline for completing Ironman, it is still going to happen (aiming to do it before I reach the semi-crusty age of 35) and in the meantime I will be doing various training / sporting events that I figure you'll all want to know about, because, yes, I'm just that entertaining / exciting...

Case in point, today I registered to ride in the Auckland Ride to Conquer Cancer.

From my personal fundraising page:

"The Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting Cancer Society Auckland, is a 200km cycling journey that I’m embarking on to fight cancer. It will be a challenge in a number of ways, but I consider it nothing compared to the challenge that sufferers of Cancer and their friends and family have to deal with on a daily basis. The effects of Cancer have been numerous in my family, with an Aunt suffering from Breast Cancer, my Mother having a double mastectomy due to advanced stage Breast Cancer and my Step Father having sadly passed away a couple of years ago from Melanoma Cancer. I also had a Great Grandmother who passed away from Breast Cancer in her mid 40's. I have a goal to raise $5000 for the Cancer Society of New Zealand, and every dollar donated is appreciated beyond words. Whether you can afford to donate $10 or to donate $1000 your donation we will not only be helping fund research to hopefully one day cure Cancer, but also be able to make the lives of those living with and surviving cancer much easier."

So there you have it - time to now get out and about and raise some money while getting some training in!

Until next time - see ya round, like a rissole!

:Doug