Keri posted this on Facebook and I thought I’d share it here… Where to start ….(sorry it’s a long one) I’m not one for blogging or big lengthy posts on social media, however, this month I feel deserves recognition. A... Read More
It’s taken me a few days to gather my thoughts about the National Kids Cancer Ride. To be honest it’s taken a few days to get my emotions in check as well. The Chase was an absolutely incredible experience for... Read More
Me: “Excuse me, how long does this flight take to get to Toronto?” Passenger sitting next to me: “John at over two hours. Didn’t you fly in?” Me: Actually, no. Passenger: So you came in over the land? From where?... Read More
As I sit here at the Halifax airport awaiting a flight to reality after my third cross Canada kids cancer ride, I reflect back not just on the past 10 days or past 4 times I’ve shared the Pacific with... Read More
As I sit here at the Halifax airport awaiting a flight to reality after my third cross Canada kids cancer ride, I reflect back not just on the past 10 days or past 4 times I’ve shared the Pacific with... Read More
I need time. Time to rest, time to recover, time away from my bike and especially time to reflect. I’m looking out of the window of my WestJet flight at the Halifax airport waiting to go back home.... Read More
The ride was over, but, like the end of the Return of the King, this adventure would have many small endings. Like weening off pain meds, it would be less painful breaking up the group if it was done gradually.... Read More
We had a great sleep last night…. amazing what a first class shower in an arena, a sit down dinner and a six hour sleep back on our RV will do! We rolled out at around 8:15am. The Chase team... Read More
After my freezing cold morning shift, I hit the upper bunk hard with Mike and we were asleep within minutes. The cold weather has a debilitating effect on your energy when you’re pushing hard on the bike. I was out... Read More
An amazing 8 day inspirational bicycling trip across Canada in the fight against kids cancer has come to an end! On Friday we started the day with a 5 am dedication to Katie Wilson the daughter of our volunteer team member... Read More
As this adventure comes to an end, I have a few moments to reflect on what has happened here this past week. I have witnessed amazing men, do great feats, with humbleness and humility and throughout it all without ever... Read More
Jeff, Mike and I were woken up somewhere in Moncton, NB after a late night decision to shuttle us forward so that we could meet our self imposed deadline of meeting up with the National team riders in Lower Sackville... Read More
What an incredible week with one of the finest team of people I have ever worked with. However, with some mechanical issues, with headwinds across the country, and with some unforeseen road construction the team found itself with a decision.... Read More
Part of hanging out with a tight group of guys means you will get continually mocked…. it will happen to everyone eventually… it’s a certainty. Swinny once retorted to Jeff when he said one of his rallying calls of “Hey... Read More
Jeff, RTD and I started around 5:30am this morning to a stiff wind – what’s new! I can’t believe we’ve had a week straight of headwinds…is that getting repetitive? However, it was pretty nice – maybe 11 degrees. We were... Read More
Henry, Moreland and I entered Quebec but that’s not what the title of the blog refers to… We got out of the RV a half hour before the guys would arrive and discovered it was still summer here! We were... Read More
I kind of knew Steve the first time he introduced himself around the table at our first team meeting in Vancouver. A man that would deferentially describe himself as a “truck driver”. I knew right away he is more than... Read More
If there is one reason for the entire Chase team to be stopped for an hour at one time to collectively share a moment, there is no other place in the world I would rather it be than the Terry... Read More
If there is one reason for the entire Chase team to be stopped for an hour at one time to collectively share a moment, there is no other place in the world I would rather it be than the Terry... Read More
We’ve decided to shuttle the group forward. After Jeff, Rob and Erik got back from their section of the 17 towards Sudbury, we had a little meeting. We have a couple of conundrums… safety on this road is an issue.... Read More
Henry, Morland and I had a funny, weird, interesting ride last night. We left just after 11:30pm from just north of the Sault. It was a pretty relaxed, chatty beginning of the ride… trivia going back and forth from Robert... Read More
I’ve been trying to think through what could be a common theme that peeks through so many of the different perspectives and angle of this cross-Canada experience … Perhaps you could help , if I share some of them with... Read More
Yes. This is a bloody big country. Yes. The selfless, endless and joyous support from our Team is perpetually uplifting. Yes. All the riders are strong safe attentive helpful and positive. Yes. The dedications that are read out to us... Read More
We started our shift at 2:00 am and the weather was actually very warm 17 degrees and light winds. Who would have thought that we would have to travel to northern Ontario to get warm weather. The incoming group warned... Read More