Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Mission Impossible IV

BIG RICK`S SWIM TEAM
Presents....

Basher, Prince Charles , Baby Face Emery , Awesome Thorn ,The Boom
 & King Small 

Big Ricks  Double Channel Team 2016
The Channel Impossible IV
" The Return "
(Nothing Great Is Easy..!)

Only 7 months to go....

 ‎"Your mission ', should you choose to accept it,  is after a 3 years break  to once again attempt an Epic two way swim of the the English Channel, only difference this time, is you have a new and younger team to help  you Finish it ...;-)) . 

As usual  your lead man will be  Basher  , but in 2016 Basher is now followed by Awesome Thorn , Prince Charles  , Baby Face Emery , King Small  and the Boom   , Now  should you or any member of your team feel the need to start panicking again like the 2012 team did  , as it gets a bit windy , dark and foggy with 2m waves , and then starts running up and down the boat shouting this should be stopped , or perhaps you feel  Sea Sick, or maybe  get stung by a Jellyfish or 2 , or be hit by the odd piece of wood or ferry or worse.. Well tough..!!!! you're are so not getting out until your hour slot is done and you  finally get the swim is  completed...!!!

The boat will self-destruct after 24 hours so you had best get a move on do it.!!. Good luck Team , (Simply click the arrow on the picture above to listen to a great song as you read, and TURN it up loud..!!)..

The English Channel.
This looks simple wouldn`t you say...Just  jump in at Dover, paddle over to France,
make a sand castle ,have an ice cream maybe on Cap Gris Nez Beach, 
and then paddle back to Dover for some Fish and Chips and a beer.. EASY...!!!

The Challenge...!

more info to come...
Feels good  to be back and swimming the channel 
Big Ricks are Swimming the English Channel
to France and back.!
in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
if you wish to help and support the Ricks team and Macmillan
please click the link below..thank you 
https://www.justgiving.com/teams/bigricks    

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Isoman -The Ultimate Triathlon


 What is the Isoman ....All Things Being Equal!
Do Something Different in 2015...Do Something Amazing!
We Joined the event that everyone is talking about , we wanted to  be there at the beginning.

Most triathlon events are biased mainly towards the cycling and to a slightly lesser extent towards the running. Iron distance pros for example will spend only 10% of the total time swimming, 54% of the time cycling and 36% of the time running. 
 The Venue for the Swim
Arrow Valley Lake 
in Redditch,Worcestershire
 Getting things ready at the Lake 
 Time to Check in..
safety  briefing..
everyone was in great spirits
 and could not  wait to get underway
 Some Tasty Bikes on show..
for later 
The aim of Isoman is to address this imbalance
 and create a triathlon for which all disciplines demand an equal level of excellence.
Iron Man Distances ..
2.4 miles swim
112 miles Bike
26.2 miles Run
NOW for the Isoman 
All Things Being Equal!..
7 miles Swim
61.3 miles Bike
26.2 Miles Run...
Ricks good friends  
Paul & Steve & Jill
all smiles at 6.30am before the off.
Ricks Basher Bates joins
Paul , Steve and Jill at the start to give support
Paul was taking part in the Isoman Aqua Bike event
which started shortly  after the Main  event 
A Ricks Video
of the Start of the 1st Ever Isoman 
7 mile swim, 61 miles cycle , Marathon

 the Isoman and ladies slowly get into the water..
to get ready to start the 7 mile swim 
water temp was around 20 degrees 
it was 6.50am on a beautiful 
Saturday morning 
at Arrow Valley Lake  
 lets get this party started 

the leader in the 7 mile swim
reaches the feed station on her 2nd lap 
loads of Drinks , food , gels
you name it at the feed station 



 Basher finishing the swim 
 there was short stop allowed each section of the event
7 minutes was given to get from the water safely
to then get you bike , to change and then to make you way to the start of the bike 

 Paul was in no rush to get the bike started..
the swim was hard enough..
the bike was be a killer ..
Chris Frome he is NOT.!
 we don`t think Basher should be smiling .!
 Mr Parrish looks more focused 
 Jill looking great on the run .
 Steve was flying on the run..
 the Tented village 
 The Band..
would start at 6.30pm
 Hot FOOD TENT
 Leukemia Research   
Jill and Steve
pictured after completing the Isoman.
Paul also finished the Isoman in style
but he way to cool to have his picture taken with his medal..
great effort by the 3 and by all that took part in the
full distance Isoman  

Ricks Basher all smile after finishing in First Place 
 in IsomanAqua-Bike Event..
(he could hardly walk back to the car after the picture  )

Monday, 19 October 2015

Macmillan Cancer Lido Challenge


Ricks were lucky   to take part in The Fabulous
 Macmillan Cancer Support Lido Challenge
in the fabulous Cheltenham Lido in October
 


  Ricks Joined 100,s of swimmer and supporters 
in  Cheltenham to take on the cold water challenge
to help and support the amazing 
Macmillan Cancer Support
Emma (left ) her Macmillan Cancer Support team
setting up as we arrived 
Macmillan Cancer Support Lido Medal 2015
Macmillan Cancer Support Lido Challenge
held at the fabulous Cheltenham Lido
today's Challenge
is to swim 2k in 14 degree water ( felt colder )
it could be done in Skin or wet suit
as fast or as slow as you wanted..



















just click on the Arrow in the Picture above 
to hear a brief Ricks Report
on the Macmillan Cancer Lido Challenge 
 2015


special  mention to Ricks Basher Bates
who over the summer has completed
 11 Ultra Sporting events to raise funds
Macmillan Cancer Support 
For more information on the fabulous sporting events
Macmillan Cancer Support
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/