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Page Creator: Burton Shipley
Event: The Great Ride for Heart 2010
Event Date: 1/2/2010

Great Ride for Heart - thanks for your fantastic support

What a great week we had with the riders and support staff on the Great Ride for Heart!

Met the riders in Wellington, had breakfast with the Minister of Health and the riders and supporters, then over to Nelson to a fundraising dinner, saw the riders off on their South Island leg, down to Christchurch to start my part of the tour!

Friday morning at 4.30am. Wide awake. Scared stiff and still wondering if I could keep up and if I had done enough training. Departed from the Motel the riders stayed at, at 7.30am after the daily briefing. Down Blenheim Road, on out through Hornby and suddenly we were at Dunsandel for morning tea!!! Going well and starting to get warm, and keeping up with the team!! The support team were great and had food and drinks organized and the serious riders had a great coffee at the Dunsandel Store. Then off again to be in Ashburton for early lunch. Loved going over the Rakaia bridge and then on down past the Chertsey pub! Lunch in Ashburton was superb and great to see so many old friends, though I had little time to catch up as I had broken my bike seat so needed a new one! Then back on the bike to Rangitata for drinks and then Timaru to a wonderful welcome. We had averaged 27kph and I made it in the middle of the pack. Elation was short lived however as tomorrow was the day!!!

Stayed at Twizel for the night. Hard to sleep with elation at completing day one and then the prospect of the Lindis Pass and the Crown Range. Started well at 6.30am on a beautiful clear morning. Light Norwest and looking good. Half way to Omarama a Southerly arrived. Very strong head wind and rain. Stopped and put rain gear on then off again. Had an on again off again day!! As I came over the top of the Lindis, heading down the other side for lunch at Tarras with much anticipation when there was a huge bang! I broke a spoke in my back wheel doing about 70kph! Stopped! Collected by Jenny who took me to Queenstown to get it fixed. Back to meet the riders on top of the Crown range with a box of fresh cherries. The Docs all did brilliantly and were on a real high with only one day left.

Hard to sleep again that night as the Sunday ride was from Millbrook to Bluff, 220kms. Up early then off at 6.30am again. Lovely ride down the edge of the lake to Kingston. Collected by Jenny again at Athol and after some revivers at 5 Rivers Café, back on the bike at Winton. Strong Westerly wind made it hard work but made it to Invercargill before the slog to Bluff which finally beat me!! Was there to watch the riders arrive and very proud to have been part of this wonderful event. It was very emotional for many after two weeks of supreme effort!

Great awards dinner in Invercargill with many family members present. My award was for Burton Bikecrusher Shipley! Harsh but fair!!!! I rode over 400 kms which far exceeded anything I had done before!!!

Thanks to you all for your support. You are the real winners as out of this event will come research to benefit many New Zealanders. For me well I got fit, lost some weight, and had the experience of meeting more super kiwis who raised over $1.12 million!!!

Thanks for providing the inspiration. Burton Shipley


My Online Sponsors To Date:
Date Name Amount Comment
23/3/2010 Bede Ashby $100.00 Well done Burton. As I sat on my office chair whilst you were riding I knew one of us was far more comfortable than the other by some long way!!
23/3/2010 Kit Parkinson $200.00 I got tired just following your progress!! well done.
22/3/2010 Gavin M Faull $100.00 Burton what a fantastic effort
2/3/2010 Pete and Anna Cox $100.00 Well done Burton - fantastic effort. Hope I'm not too late!
23/2/2010 D & P $50.00 Well done Burton. Very good cause.
18/2/2010 Zay and Roger H $100.00 Well done Burton - hope you are over all the aches and pains
17/2/2010 Jane & Bernard Duncan $50.00 A great effort Burton,for a great cause.
17/2/2010 The O'Malleys $100.00 Well done Burton! That training after New Year at Kaiteri paid off bigtime.
13/2/2010 David George $25.00
13/2/2010 Grant Wallace $25.00 Go for it Burton!
12/2/2010 Dennis Jones $100.00
12/2/2010 Prem Maan $100.00 All the best for a safe & fun ride Burton
12/2/2010 Christine Donnelly $25.00 Great Cause Burton - All the best!!
11/2/2010 George and Freda Green $100.00 Good luck, Burton its a great cause
11/2/2010 Graeme and Denise $150.00 Hope you have a great ride.
9/2/2010 Anne Rush $100.00 Safe biking Burt
9/2/2010 Richard Pearson $500.00 May the wind be on your tail
9/2/2010 Nick and Linley Smith $250.00 Good on you Burton!
9/2/2010 B & M Shanahan $25.00 Good luck and have fun!
9/2/2010 Michael Dudman $50.00 Well done Burton.
8/2/2010 JOHN & BARB UPTON $100.00 GOOD ON YOU BURTON,YOU'RE A STAR.
8/2/2010 Aimee $25.00 You go Burton! All the best for the ride, fantastic cause.
8/2/2010 vance and fay arkinstall $100.00
6/2/2010 Aidan Bennett $100.00 Good luck Burton from the team at Benefitz. A big effort for a great cause.
5/2/2010 alex $500.00 best wishes for a good ride
4/2/2010 Alan and Pat Humphries $25.00 Go Burton, we have three heart problem survivors in our family
4/2/2010 Murray and Maureen $60.00 Don't ride too fast and miss the beautiful scenery, all the best
3/2/2010 Sam & Jules Lotu-Iiga $50.00 Hi Burton & Jenny
So proud of your efforts for a cause that has touched our family and friends over the years. Burton - may you be blessed with a journey of strength, good weather, energy and great memories!
3/2/2010 Dan $25.00
2/2/2010 mark $35.00 Cheers
2/2/2010 Paula Bennett $50.00
1/2/2010 Lilli & Dick $25.00 Don't fall off
29/1/2010 Rob & Andrea Davies $200.00 We can't think of a better cause to be fundraising for - give it heaps B
28/1/2010 David & Fern $100.00 A great thing to do. Good on you.
28/1/2010 Jo Goodhew $50.00 Looking forward to catching up with you on the Ashburton-Timaru leg of the ride, keep up the good work.
27/1/2010 Dean Vincent $25.00 Great Cause, All the best
27/1/2010 Howdo and Ali $75.00 Way to go Burton. You'll be too fit for any challenge but you have motivated me to get back on the bike!
26/1/2010 Les & Bev $100.00 Best wishes for favourable winds, gentle slopes & comfy seating. Great effort Burton.
26/1/2010 Sue and Terry Wood $200.00 Go Burton
26/1/2010 Alister Lawrence $100.00 Well done Burton. A great thing to be doing.
26/1/2010 David & Martha Tripp $100.00 Good luck
25/1/2010 Juliet McKee $100.00 Go Burton!
25/1/2010 Philippa, Jamie, Ben and Edward Falloon $100.00 Fantastic effort - harder than trying to win the farm!!
25/1/2010 Bec Rush $35.00 Hope it all goes well.
25/1/2010 Peter & Sally Jackson $100.00 Please supply photo of you in lycra, will compare it with Dan Carter Jockey promo!!!
25/1/2010 Andrew @ Blackcat $50.00 We're behind you all the way - well done & best wishes, Andrew
24/1/2010 Lou & Mary $100.00 Amazing effort Burton and to your strongest life supporter Jenny
23/1/2010 David & Martha Tripp $100.00 A great cause & good luck - hope you survive the trauma in better shape than us
22/1/2010 Bridget Liddell $250.00 Good luck Burton!
22/1/2010 Maxine Huggett $25.00 Good Luck B. It's only 3 x Taupo! Will be a breeze for you.
21/1/2010 Alastair Bell $100.00 Thank you Jenny and Burton - you are doing it for us all!
21/1/2010 Stephen & Margaret Tindall $500.00 Best of Luck
21/1/2010 Tim & Jude Hooson $200.00 Happy to support such a good cause. May the wind be at your back!
21/1/2010 John and Leoni Carter $100.00 Good Luck
21/1/2010 Anon $200.00
20/1/2010 Aaron Bhatnagar $100.00 Good luck!
20/1/2010 Ralph $1,500.00 Go for it Burton!
20/1/2010 Janine Smith $50.00
20/1/2010 Richard Poole $200.00 Good Luck Burton, hope the ride goes smoothly
20/1/2010 Anne Haswell $25.00 Great Project. Enjoy the ride.
20/1/2010 Ben Hutchinson $25.00 Good Luck
20/1/2010 Jason Waite $25.00 Only because you laughed in the right places during my speech! Good luck and use vaseline.
19/1/2010 Marg Kidd $50.00 All the very best Burton. I hope you have a comfortable seat !!
19/1/2010 Ruth & Gaike $80.00 Go Burty.
19/1/2010 Michelle Malcolm $25.00 We are right behind you!
19/1/2010 Gary L $50.00 Well done Burton - but you in lycra?? Keep me posted as to when you will pass through Ashvegas!
19/1/2010 Paul Holmes $200.00 Rather you than me Burton. Good Luck.
19/1/2010 Craig & Marie $50.00
19/1/2010 Maurice and Faye Langdon $200.00 Great cause, amazing challenge. Good luck and enjoy.
19/1/2010 Andrew & Glenys $100.00 Great cause and great effort Burton!
19/1/2010 Lunnster $100.00 A fantastic effort - enjoy!
18/1/2010 Mel Young $75.00 You'll have just the best fun Burton !!
18/1/2010 Jacqui Barratt $100.00 What a wonderful cause, I wish you a safe and enjoyable ride!
18/1/2010 Patsy Reddy $100.00
18/1/2010 Annabel Cotton & Mike Corkill $50.00
18/1/2010 Philippa Newlove $50.00 Good on you Burton for "saddling up" to show that actions speak louder than words.
18/1/2010 Good Luck 2U $25.00 Well done and good luck to you. Also our admiration and respect goes out to the doctors and medical teams>
18/1/2010 Go Breakers $250.00 Go Mr Chairman
18/1/2010 Jason and Rachel Paris $100.00 Good luck Burton
18/1/2010 Dr. Penny Pollard $50.00 Hi Burton,
Great cause and project!!! Good luck!!! Will be an amazing journey!
Best wishes,
Penny Pollard
18/1/2010 John & Mary $100.00 Go do it Burton. We hope the seat is comfortable!
18/1/2010 Juliet $25.00 Great work, great cause. All the best Burton!
18/1/2010 Tom Hyde $50.00
18/1/2010 Clive & Iyanthi - Xponential NZ $100.00 Great work on getting the message of opportunity to support the ride out there. We'll be cheering you on all the way!
17/1/2010 SSJ & LS WONG $100.00 Good Luck!
17/1/2010 Alistair Burry $100.00 Good luck Burton. I hope your seat is more comfortable than the one I had in North Canterbury in November
17/1/2010 Mike & Jenny $100.00 Have fun and good luck
17/1/2010 Chris Tennent-Brown $50.00 Best wishes Burton
16/1/2010 Chris Copplestone $250.00 Good cause - go for it!
29/12/2009 Mike & Bev Cotton $250.00 Its a pleasure to sponsor you Burton well have the "Cheerleaders" at Temuka when you pass through
17/12/2009 Porter Novelli New Zealand $50.00 We're supporting a number of 'Great Ride for Heart' riders with a donation in lieu of Christmas gifts to our clients and associates.

We all wish you all the very best in this fantastic challenge!
18/11/2009 Richard Clarke $100.00 Helping charity and working off the Yum Cha - great idea!
7/11/2009 Andrew and Anna $250.00 Better you than me. It sounds like the training is going well, but good luck!
3/11/2009 Alf & Lyn Nabarro $50.00 Great effort, Great cause
Enjoy every K
2/11/2009 Pankhursts $100.00
1/11/2009 Elwyn Young $50.00 Good luck.. such a good cause
25/10/2009 Mary & Garry Green $500.00 Since you are doing all the training we are happy to do the paying.
23/10/2009 Roger & Pauline Paterson $100.00 Enjoy the ride - all for a good cause
21/10/2009 Natalie Bridges $25.00
17/10/2009 Peter Crowhen $25.00 Go for it Burt
15/10/2009 Sean Higgins $50.00 All the best and just make sure that you cycle at all times in the right direction and look after yourself
15/10/2009 Go you good thing! $50.00 … remember you will be wearing toe clips, it's not good when you forget that… ;)
15/10/2009 Aaron Marsich $25.00
14/10/2009 John Fellet $25.00
14/10/2009 Greg McGlynn $25.00
14/10/2009 Patrick Dougherty $25.00
14/10/2009 Dave C $25.00 Give it death Burt
14/10/2009 Kurt Dammers $25.00 Good luck, good cause and good work!
12/10/2009 No 1 Supporter! $500.00 Go you big hearted Guy!
Total Raised Online: NZD$12,960.00
Total Raised Offline: NZD$5,500.00
GRAND TOTAL: NZD$18,460.00
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My Goal: NZD$12,000.00
I've Raised: NZD$18,460.00
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