Mark's Ride to Conquer Cancer

One last post for Day 1: actually finished the day with 1800+, but that tells the story. I am beat. Getting up at 6AM tomorrow. Good night.

Here's Part 2/2 for Day 1 of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. Yes, that is Mike Babcock, aka the Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs!

So many photos from Day 1 of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer - these are Part 1/2! #theRideTO

Passed by so many farms on the ride this morning. Really was a gorgeous ride. Some objects out of focus due to speed! 🤔

What's wrong with this picture? Something doesn't compute: over 3,000 calories burned, 311 minutes of motion, all in just 0.33 kilometres???

Successfully achieved the goal!!! 94.1 kilometres today! Four hours total riding time. Stopped for breakfast at one point. Am totally demolished. Time for a nice Epsom Salt bath! Right knee ain't doing so good.

Hot diggity! We made it to #Milton, woohoo. Now we have to survive the ride back to #toronto.

Finally bought myself a new bike helmet- it's been 8+ years! Wish I had the bike in the photo too. Tomorrow I embark on a ~110k ride to West of Toronto and back. Hopefully the burger I ate this evening is digested and ready for action.

I’ll be sending out a Glympse to all of my supporters and FB friends on Ride day! Stay tuned as you’ll be able to track my progress in real-time. That’s right, I will allow a multitude of people to know my exact whereabouts for two days. A massive invasion of privacy, all for a good cause~ please feel free to cheer me on via my Facebook feed as I will be peddling with my iPhone and will receive all of your wishes!

The RTCC ride map for Day 2. The final 100k.

The RTCC ride map for Day 1. The first 100k.

The 2016 PMRTCC camp map! Thankfully they will have the basics: showers- check, washrooms- check, food- check, beer? Looking good. Only two weeks to go!

Another morning ride~ third time’s a charm! Nothing but beautiful blue skies above. Set some personal records today, was also passed by another rider for the first time- it did not feel good. Did my best to catch up, but I was unable to sustain the 40km/h he was going. 

Morning training ride - only 25k this time - to thank all of those who generously donated to my campaign to raise money for the Princess Margaret Ride to Conquer Cancer. Another wet ride, the skies cleared up for my ride home. I was already soaked by then though.

Woo hoo! I’ve reached my fundraising goal! Thank you to all of those who have donated to this wonderful cause. This warrants a pop-up early morning training session/ride. I am going to dedicate tomorrow’s morning session to this milestone. A huge thanks goes out to all of my supporters!

High quality, gel insert, touring cycle shorts! Harder to come by than one might think. This US company uses a specific gel insert and wider than normal 'butt pad' - not a technical term- which works well for those that require a little extra cushion like myself.

Under Armour Cool Switch gear! Absolutely essential if training and/or riding long distances in the heat. Breathes like magic and keeps you cool.