kelly van der toorn

Dear all Just to let you know I had my babies just over a week ago - 4.30 and 4.31 am on Tuesday 6th September - requiring an emergency section having gone into premature labour on the Monday night. It was all a bit traumatic, as at 34 weeks, my twins are requiring 'Special Care' and will be looked after by the experts for a few more weeks it seems. The first born, Fletcher Gregory, weighed in at 5.3 lbs, and his sister Thea-Fleur was 5.7lbs. She's a dainty madam with swimmers shoulders, delicate hands and big feet, while he's got biceps and builders hands. Both have a decent pair of legs on them, but my dad reckons Fletch will have to pilot the tandem as his giant hands will be better suited to operating the brakes. Thea has fine hand control which has seen her remove heart rate monitors, oxygen prongs, feeding tubes and all sorts, and Fletcher seems fairly unphased by anything. Both have had a few problems in the first week, placing Greg and I on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, so we arent really feeling like celebrating thier birth until they are given the all clear, and we can bring them home. We look forward to sharing them with you all some time in the future.... cheers Kells X

hi folks! Can I just add my name to the list of those who marshalled last year in order to ensure riders like Kat werent prevented from competing...I forget what the event was - think it was the Scottish mens RR champs - but the penalty was the same if marshalls werent provided from our club. Donald Scally's wife - Lesley? was also with myself and Sharon that day....and I think there was only Donald competing from our club so it wasnt as if the men were all racing!! Apologies for my great excuse of being too pregnant to step in and help out this year! hope to make it out for another timekeeping session before the twins arrive (end of September) but finding myself struggling to do much more than put my feet up in between work and sporadic bouts of tiling and diy in the flat!! cheers Kelly

Many thanks to John Dargie, coach of the Glasgow Triathlon Club, for helping out with the timekeeping last night - cant think why he didnt want to ride!! Apparently 6 degrees, horizontal rain - thanks also to George for the loan of an arctic puffa jacket which stopped my and the twins from developing hypothermia at the finish... The triathletes showed up the wheelers in attendance, rumour has it they all wore wetsuits under their clothes and swam home across the clyde afterwards. Gerry Donaldson 32:30 Sian Tovey 34:10 (including about an extra mile after wrong turn!) Ursula Schulz 31:02 (great first attempt) Charlotte McShane 33:49 (including a wrong turn also) Maisie Dargie 29:45 Diana McPherson 27:02 Angela Mudge 28:23 (first time on a road bike, former world mountain running champ) Colm Daly 29:32 (just recovered from pneumonia, probably has it again today!) Richard Wild 27:46 Alan Newark 24:10 (My dad, lean 58 yr old who froze riding in a skinsuit and no socks!!!) George Hamilton 22:45 (Johnston wheelers – good ride) Tony Carrigan 30:59 (Johnston wheelers) Campbell Crombie 27:11 (johnston wheelers) See you all soon Kelly

Hello all, I'm just back from 3 weeks in South Africa - can timekeep on Wednesday night no problem. My dad is up from down South, roped into doing some work on my flat, but he's keen to do a midweek event while he's here so I'd like to bring him along.... Will need the stopwatch please. See you Wednesday Kells

I can timekeep for this event if someone can bring me a stopwatch! (I dont even own a watch since my Polar died...) Let me know if Im needed - I'll be driving out specially! Where do we meet / park up for this one? Kelly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi there everyone, Hot off the press news... Greg and I are expecting twins in late September all being well!! I might be a bit slowed up this year...will be available for timekeeping duties so hopefully see you all soon much love Kelly vdT X ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Superb, see you there! Kelly

FAO Kenny / Shazy As I said before Ive booked Sunday in for marshalling this race. I havent written to the organiser to let him know I'll do it (as I havent really left the house much lately!) - Kenny provided postal details for Alistair Ogg - I did try to phone the organiser this evening but the number in the SCU handbook just goes dead.... Please can someone confirm that the Race organiser and official body knows we are providing marshalls as Im not up to confrontation at the minute and dont want to turn up and be told I am too late / surplus to requirements etc... And finally... can anyone tell me where to go for the strip / what time to be there etc? Cheers Kelly

The London Triathlon is being shown at 8am tomorrow on Channel 4 (I think). Kerry was second in the swim, out of a top class international elite field of women and bossed the first pack around on the bike section before finishing sixth overall after the run. Watch Kerry in action and listen out for her being bossy - apparently something she learnt from the Renfrew bunch boys!!

Right Shazy, sounds like a date to me! Marshalling is always better when you've got good chat and am now looking forward to it even more! Fingers crossed for good weather.....I'll bring a golf umbrella. cheers Kelly PS, Im doing this so that Kat can still ride the British TT Champs without fear of being disqualified from racing by WOSCA or whoever is threatening a ban!!!

I'll do it if no-one else can. Will still be post-op recovery so need a marshalling place not too remote and somewhere I can sit down when the action isnt there!! Think I'd enjoy watching the mens RR champs though from the SCU forum chat it seems its been badly advertised and not many entries as yet... cheers Kelly PS what does a ban actually mean to us? Do we ger banned from all events (TTs and RRs?) Is it just a black mark? Or Is it just some historical 'shaming' thing like in English time trials when they divide DNS racers into DNS's with apologies, and DNS's without apologies??!!

Dear clubmates, Sorry about my tasteless posting about lending out my wheels - it was little more than a sarcastic comment aimed at my recent misfortune......on Tuesday I was out with the renfrew bunch having complained of stomach pains in the morning which were still lingering - hey I was sore off the bike so rather be sore on it and do something than sit around all evening whining - anyway, two more days of stomach pain and one Time trial later and I collapsed on Thursday and asked Greg to take me to A&E -and I dont do hospital! - later that night we were told I was two months pregnant and having an ectopic pregnancy with huge internal bleeding. Thats like one where the baby tries to grow in the wrong place and it just exploded in my fallopian tubes - hence the pain. So 1 litre of blood lost, Im going to be off the sport for a few weeks now and am recovering well but am very light headed. My folks are here but going home tomorrow and everyone is running round for me so thats good. Anyway...I'll be out to help timekeep in a couple of weeks and look forward to hearing all the news. Bet we're headed for a spell of great weather and fast TT times just to add insult to injury! See you all soon, Kelly PS Please could someone organise Kerry Lang or Ali Winship into getting an SCU license so that three JWCC girls can break the Scottish womens team ten record on the Westferry in August!!! Vicky Begg did a fantastic PB 24.17 on Saturday at the Fullarton Wheelers 10 and Kerry finished 6th Elite in the International London Triathlon and Katrina got the qualifying time she was after for the 3k pursuit at the weekend, so the ladies are surely capable of kicking some ass!!!

Cheers for the response - think Im sorted already! thanks anyway Kelly

Are there any friendly electricians out there in the bike club? Kenny told me when I joined, that there was one of everything...plumbers (Harry you just fell to second priority), hairdressers, etc etc - We just had an exciting shower-blowing-up kind of experience complete with fireworks and burning smells. If theres anyone out there qualified to fix it (replace the shower and associated wiring) who doesnt mind travelling to the West End of Glasgow please mail me off the group. Id also like the electrics checked generally in the flat (cos things blowing up doesnt seem right to me!!) Thanks in advance Kelly

I seem to have found my way onto the start sheet for the TT and RR...but seriously doubt if I can make it. Sorry to whoever I gave the impression I'd be going - I was supposed to be away surfing after the national 10 up north, but now looks more like I'll be just recovering from the race back in Glasgow. Ive got a cold at the mo and while I should make the 10 on Saturday, I dont think I'll plan on another 'back to back' weekend of racing for a while. If theres any chance I can come along on Sunday I'll be there to help out and not race!! cheers K