Five days paddling and hiking in Killarney Park with the kid.
Challenge completed
This morning while Mallory was at ski practice I rode the last kilometres of my Great Cycle Challenge. A comfortably paced Gatineau Park loop with a bonus tour out toward the Aylmer marina. I ended up grabbing a few extra and finishing with 2174km for the month. It’s more than I’ve ever ridden in a month. Having everyone looking on…
Matching donations: all the dollars, twice the relevance
August is here and I’ve started pedalling toward my goal of 2150km to raise money for the Sick Kids Foundation as part of their Great Cycle Challenge to fight Kids’ Cancer.
A belated greeting to those who remember their fathers well
I have an ambivalent relationship with the parent days. I’ve lost both mine so these days forever remind me of that fact. I’m a parent too. But it’s such a joy it feels like every day is Fathers Day. So I don’t usually make much of them. But this year I was riffling through old family slides (a piece of…
Now’s the time
Expect emails from me. And selfies. Now is the time of year when I saddle up to raise money for Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital Foundation’s Great Cycle Challenge Canada. Donate Now It’s my fifth time doing this virtual event where riders pledge to ride a certain number of kilometres and seek to raise a certain amount of money. This year…
How I fight my inner gym teacher
An occasional riding buddy asked me why I pay for a coach when I don’t race bikes.
Five great days in Algonquin Park
My daughter and I have started a tradition it seems. This is the second year the two of us have gone canoe tripping. This year we decide to go a bit bigger since we were trying to make up for a whole month of COVID-cancelled summer camp. It’s the best thing that’s come out of the pandemic for me.