Category Archives: fund raising

RBO Cycling

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve commuted by bicycle almost every day since I started my PhD in 1998. That’s a lot of kilometres, a lot of near accidents, a lot of hills, and a LOT of rain (we’re talking Glasgow and Vancouver here, two … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, drunkenness, education, environment, exercise, fund raising, personal, politics, rants, Vancouver, whining | 14 Comments

Making a difference

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Hey, remember my colleague* who did the fundraising bike ride to Seattle with me and was the star of my video? (Here’s the video again) Well, he’s all over the news this week thanks to his two very, very interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in fund raising, medicine, original research, science | 4 Comments

Springing back

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m getting my hair cut tomorrow! Really exciting news, eh? Well, it is to me! I haven’t had a hair cut for months, because I just haven’t had the time. Literally every weekend since the beginning of the Olympics has … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, family, fund raising, kayaking, music, personal, shopping | 7 Comments

Steepness in Seattle

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Treebeard was wrong: going South does NOT feel like going downhill. (Well, except for the bits that actually were downhill. But some of those bits were really hard, too). But let’s start at the beginning… (BTW this is a really … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, camping, cycling, drunkenness, exercise, family, fund raising, personal, science, TMI, travel, videos | 17 Comments

I did it!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I got sunburned, soaked to the skin, and (probably) shot at, but I did it! And I wasn’t last to finish! Not even close to last! I have early meetings and late work dinners this week, but I’ll try to … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, exercise, fund raising, personal | 16 Comments

"How much have YOU done?"

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The Ride to Conquer Cancer is now just a few days away! At some ungodly time on Saturday morning I will be off and pedalling on the first of two consecutive 130 km days! Erm, yay? The last few weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, education, exercise, fund raising, personal | 16 Comments

Potentially horribly inappropriate blog post

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve never seen this done before on any of the blogs I read, so apologies if this is a big faux pas! I know I’ve said that I don’t usually try to raise money for the charity that pays my … Continue reading →

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