May 5th 2017
Nichola I’Anson (mother of Oscar and Fred) undertook a quest to complete a 24 hour Classathon at the Barn Gym in Cholsey over the Bank Holiday weekend and raised in excess of £4,000 for Diabetes UK. Oscar was diagnosed with diabetes last year and Nichola was determined not only to raise funds to help research, but also to empathise with those who struggle with diabetes on a daily basis.
The Moulsford staff were delighted to be able to support her in some small way, and between them attended just over 100 hours of fitness classes averaging 4 members of staff a class over the 24 hour period. A number of the staff joined Nichola in exercising as the sun set on Saturday evening and were still going with sunrise on Sunday. Nichola’s achievement was extraordinary and a real inspiration to us all. To learn more about the event, please click here.
I also learnt a good lesson from this wonderful event. In preparation for the weekend, there was a staff meeting to ensure that we had representation at every class. Failing to attend this meeting was my first mistake. A second error was allowing my wife to book me on a “gentle” spinning class in my absence. At 7.00am on Sunday morning, I arrived to be thrust straight into an hour of Bob’s Bootcamp. This class appeared to be intent on causing maximum damage to my hamstrings, calves and various other muscles, ligaments and tendons which are not used to such punishment – I have just about recovered from the experience. The athlete next to me took an early bath after 35 minutes – no such luxury for me! Sarah assures me that this was a genuine clerical error, but I am not so sure!
If there is a lesson to be learned from this which I can pass on to the boys, it is to make sure you know what you are signing up for!
#MPSHeadsBlog
