Posts by David Greenaway
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 6 – Guildford to Chipping Campden
August 21, 2014
Last night we stayed in the Travelodge at Guildford. Tonight we are staying at The Kings Hotel in Chipping Campden. The latter is unambiguously superior in every respect bar one: to write a blog you need a table and chair, this (otherwise very nice room) has neither. So I am writing perched on the thing …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 5 – Hythe to Guildford
August 20, 2014
Today was a tough one: 95 miles, 5,000 feet of climbing, and all into a constant head wind. More of that later. Keira Lee was the child being honoured today, with Steve Wright as the nominated rider. Keira sadly passed away last December, age two. One of our stops was at Keira’s home in Smallfield …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 4 – Worthing to Hythe
August 19, 2014
Today Marion was riding in honour of Abbie Mifsud, whose parents came to welcome us at Hythe this evening. Marion commented: ‘Abbie was a special little girl, who added much to the lives of all who knew her. Riding in honour of Abbie had made the whole challenge personal for me, and spurs me on …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 3 – Bournemouth to Worthing
August 18, 2014
Today was Sam White’s day. I had the privilege of riding in his honour. I first met Sam in 2011. He did an interview at the University, in front of a live audience, about his experience of battling a brain tumour. I was struck by his poise, maturity and confidence; I was also struck by …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 2 – Exeter to Bournemouth
August 17, 2014
Let me start with the Support Team today. What a great group. Three newbies in Helen, Adam and Andy, and one old hand in Paul. So a nearly new team, but you wouldn’t know it such is the professionalism and poise with they do their job. And it is a bigger job than in any …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 1 – Truro to Exeter
August 16, 2014
‘This Time is Different’ is the title of a terrific book on financial crises by Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff; its sub-title is ‘800 Years of Financial Folly’. The interplay of the two tells you a lot. Every time we have a crisis, the familiar refrain from financial markets is ‘this time is different’ but …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 0 – Nottingham, Newquay, and Land’s End to Truro
August 15, 2014
16:25, Thursday September 8th 2011, was the last time I was at Land’s End. We had just finished the first Life Cycle (from John O’Groats). I said a few words to the team, including ‘my next birthday will be my sixtieth…..I will not be doing this again…..you are all much younger and might…..but just in …
The VC’s Life Cycle 3 Blog: Day 14 – Nevill Holt to Nottingham
September 1, 2013
What a wonderful day. We knew finishing in Nottingham would be something special, but none of us anticipated just how special. It was a cold start, overcast with northerly winds. Those of us staying in various places in Medbourne had a one and a half mile climb to Nevill Holt, our start point for the …
The VC’s Life Cycle 3 Blog: Day 13 – Hatfield to Nevill Holt
It was another long day, longer than it should have been. Because breakfast at Hertfordshire University was not available until 0730, everyone set off later than usual. Andy, Steve and Neville got off to a flyer, hoping to make time to see Manchester City on the way. Chris and Penelope followed. Karen, Kate, Marion, Stefano …
The VC’s Life Cycle 3 Blog: Day 12 – Wantage to Hatfield
August 31, 2013
It was so much simpler getting out of Wantage than Cardiff, a straightforward one way arrangement which did not take much working out, and we were away. I have no idea of the order of departure. I had a blog to finalise, and was last out with Stefano and Nick. With Stefano leading we made …
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