Why would anybody cycle 516 miles?

We want to raise money to buy a permanent home for Samye Dzong London.

Samye Dzong is...

...that most rare of things - a place of peace and tranquility for all in central London. Many people of all religious persuasions (or none) have benefited from the wide range of courses, teachings and therapies made available here over the years. In addition to providing access to a deep wisdom tradition, an unbroken lineage of teachings from the Buddha, and teaching meditation and relaxation techniques for stress reduction, we also offer affordable alternative therapies such as shiatsu and acupuncture (among others), and host classes and courses run by community groups, including martial arts and mother and toddler.

We'd like to make sure this work can continue, and are prepared to cycle 516 miles to raise money towards buying a permanent Centre. This will give us a stable base from which we can build on the work carried out over the last decade and continue to make a positive difference in the lives of those who live and work in London.

If you'd like to help us continue to make a difference, and give us a fantastic incentive to pedal all the way from the Thames to the Samye Ling Tea Party in Scotland, please click on the Donate button and give what you can.

The Trip

The Ride

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Day 1

So day one has finally arrived. All those weeks of hard training , all for this. I have cycled, run, swam, skipped with samten (who incidentally is a highly proficient skipper), stretched and prostrated, not to mention all the Tara, and I can honestly say I wish I'd done more. So I'm doing a few Tara mantras as we go along and hiding in the slipstream of my more athletic buddies.
I'm also indebted to mette for her Chinese remedies pack to soothe those aching muscles _ there is now a powerful aroma of camphor in our dorm reminiscent of school changing rooms.
+ther thanks must go to all those who sent well wishes and to everyone who came to send us off this morning. It was fantastic. Thankyou.
Also to Andy who turned up with an overpoweringly colourful set of prof cycling clothes for me, begged off his neighbour at the cafe in Richmond Park, who turned out to be an ex Brit cycling team member, so now I look like I'm sponsored by VW and all kinds of French companies. By the end of the trip I'm hoping to look more plausible!
A very big thanks to our trusty support team, for their joyful company and wonderful food. Also to Andy's folks who gave us tea and homemade cake and made us very welcome (it just so happened that our route took us past their front door). Andy says hi and will start bloggin,. When he's got his account set up.
Most of all thanks to everyone who's supported us and all those who've sponsored us, without whom all this would have been pointless.
Oh and the ride was great.

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1 comment:

riv21 said...

Hi Will,

Just posting to let you know that we're following your progress and sending you good karma.
And don't advertise for those companies unless they're sponsoring!

brian k

August 3, 2008 at 4:50 PM

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