Places - 6

Greenwich

Greenwich is located at a latitude and longitude of 51° 28' 38" N and 0º 0' 0" E/W (by definition). It is 6 miles east of London on the south bank of the River Thames.

The Cutty Sark is the most famous tea clipper built, and is the only one to survive. She is now in dry dock at Greenwich. As a tea clipper the Cutty Sark played an important role in the world tea trade.

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What's in a name? (pt2)

Now I can't make you do it, you gotta look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think you are going to see a guy who will go that inch with you, you are going to see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows when it comes down to it, you are gonna do the same thing for him.
That's a team, gentlemen and either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
That's football guys.
That's all it is.
Now, whattaya gonna do?
-Any Given Sunday

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Phil's Training Diary - 2

27/01/2012

So far, training has been intermittent, thanks to eye surgery leaving me unable to exercise for two weeks.  (It was a vision enhancement on one eye, and during the healing process it is advised not to exercise).

Biking to work the first week back seemed quite easy following the hills of Somerset, so I guess hill biking has its benefits and isn’t just a means of self-flagellation!

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Places - 5

Putney

Putney has, for decades, been London's rowing centre. 

The growth of the sport was greatly encouraged by the popularity of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, which was first rowed over the Putney to Mortlake course in 1845. Since then, the boathouses of schools and rowing clubs have spread westwards along the southbank from Putney Bridge.

Putney Bridge is world-famous as the starting point of the annual Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race.

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Places - 4

Runnymede

Runnymede is 3 miles along the River Thames from Windsor in the county of Surrey.

Its great claim to fame is as the site where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. President John F. Kennedy is also commemorated here. It is an attractive area of riverside meadows, grassland, and woodland.

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What's in a name? (pt1)

The charity thing, the bicycle thing, the route thing and all those kind of things were all in the bag. It was Phil's original idea and planning, but once we had bought into the idea, the rest like training, bikes, equipment, etc, were not issues, with one exception.

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Places - 3

Eton

Eton is a town in Berkshire, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. Until 1974 Eton was in Buckinghamshire.

Eton is home to the largest and most famous private school known as Eton College. The school was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Nearly 1300 boys attend the private school aged between the ages of 13-18 and all are boarders.

Many famous people went to school at Eton College including Prince William and Prince Harry, 19 prime ministers, authors such as George Orwell and numerous peers of the realm.








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