Cycling 220 km's in a single day????

One of the things about committing to an event like the Wellspring Ride...is that I have officially become a 'cyclist'. It means that a bunch of us 'cyclists' ride our bikes regularly and we also sign up to participate in other biking events.

One such event is the Ottawa GranFondo. It is taking place on July 20th...and a few of us have decided to take on the challenge of riding a crazy 220 kms in a single day. To pull this off, we somehow need to find the time to 'train up' to minimize the risk of completely falling apart and hitting a wall before the finish line. It is like training for a marathon - ramping up total riding distance on a weekly basis to get 'close' to the total event distance. This training also helps prepare us for the ride to Texas.

With the fantastic weather today...we were able to complete a large 130 km loop from Markham up along the south shore of Lake Simcoe and back. Fantastic ride. Here's a photo around the halfway point near Jackson's Point (Yes...I have learned the skill of taking photos with my iphone while riding).




On a separate note...here's a video of Mya practicing her school speech this year...she had to pick the topic on her own and do her own research....and she decided to choose Wellspring! It's actually a pretty good summary if you want to find out a bit more about the charity and why we are doing this ride to Texas:

http://youtu.be/t29M542bIY4

Thanks for everyone's support so far - your generosity is amazing!

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