So what did you do this weekend? ...
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
That's awesome! I couldn't make it around the block on a bike in this weather (122°F), though I had every intention of doing so. Really, I did. Instead I had to resort to drowning a small brown dog at the lake while keeping myself from expiring of heat stroke in the process.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Yeah, but its Canadian dollars. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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That's awesome! I couldn't make it around the block on a bike in this weather (122°F), though I had every intention of doing so. Really, I did. Instead I had to resort to drowning a small brown dog at the lake while keeping myself from expiring of heat stroke in the process.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
With those kind of temperatures, I wouldn't be riding either Roger. We were really fortunate with the weather being just perfect for biking. No rain, little wind and lots of cloud cover so heat and UV exposure were minimized. Thanks. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Good work, Chris! My weekend pales in comparison with yours. I put in 28 hours at work over the weekend. :sigh: /ravi
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Thanks Ravi.
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
I put in 28 hours at work over the weekend.
Hopefully you managed some sleep in there too. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Awesome!
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Thanks. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Awesome! And I was feeling proud that I accomplished 24 miles of biking during the weekend.:-O
Good to hear that you have enjoyed your new bike rama :) keep it up :)
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
That's Excellent! :) keep up the good work :) By the way...where the riders on a road bike or a mountain bikes? Love to come to big events, specially with a noble cause :) cheers!
"for true knowledge only comes thru understanding ones own questions ... if you dont do that then all you want is someone to do your homework for you and you will learn nothing (and go on to become a vb programmer and suffer the scorn and ridicule of us for all eternity etc etc)" - l a u r e n "You can't have great software without a great team, and most software teams behave like dysfunctional families." - Jim McCarthy TheCardinal CTC-RDG
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
Cheers man. Nice way to spend a couple of days and good excuse to make exercise.
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After spending the last 8 months fund raising, myself and 2849 other cyclists took a tour of our great province. We spent two days riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls. The first day was just over 106 km distance and I took about 5 hours and 19 minutes to complete that leg. On the second day, we had only about 103 km to cover and that took me just 5 hours to complete. The weather was perfect but I broke a spoke in the first 30 minutes on Saturday. Fortunately an on track mechanic replaced the spoke and trued the wheel and had me riding again in about 20 minutes. Oh and I have a new found respect for the Niagara Escarpment. It may be beautiful to look at, but boy is it a tough ride up. But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people. If a link becomes available, I'll post some pictures about the event. Who knows, there might even be one of a big old guy wearing a yellow jersey thinking he was leading the tour. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
Chris Meech wrote:
But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people.
Hey Chris, glad to hear that. That's fantastic work and dedication on your part. Having worked for an Ontario cancer centre I'll say to you that you made alot of people very happy. Thanks. John.
I'm the ocean. I'm a giant undertow.
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That's Excellent! :) keep up the good work :) By the way...where the riders on a road bike or a mountain bikes? Love to come to big events, specially with a noble cause :) cheers!
"for true knowledge only comes thru understanding ones own questions ... if you dont do that then all you want is someone to do your homework for you and you will learn nothing (and go on to become a vb programmer and suffer the scorn and ridicule of us for all eternity etc etc)" - l a u r e n "You can't have great software without a great team, and most software teams behave like dysfunctional families." - Jim McCarthy TheCardinal CTC-RDG
Thanks very much. The finish area on Sunday was pretty crowded. It was pretty uplifting to be cheered on by literally thousands of people. :) Most people were on road bikes, but there some people using mountain bikes as well. All of the route was over paved roads, so it was important to be using tires for pavement that offered as little resistance as possible.
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Awesome effort Chris - $14M is stupendous. 2 Thumbs up. :cool:
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Thanks Andy. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Cheers man. Nice way to spend a couple of days and good excuse to make exercise.
Regards. -------- M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you “The First Rule of Program Optimization: Don't do it. The Second Rule of Program Optimization (for experts only!): Don't do it yet.” - Michael A. Jackson Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Thanks very much. Appreciate the good wishes. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Chris Meech wrote:
But the best news. The event raised $14 million for cancer research. This is the most ever for a cycling event in Canada and is going to help a lot of people.
Hey Chris, glad to hear that. That's fantastic work and dedication on your part. Having worked for an Ontario cancer centre I'll say to you that you made alot of people very happy. Thanks. John.
I'm the ocean. I'm a giant undertow.
Thanks John. There was a pretty loud cheer that went up at the start line when it was announced that $14 million had been raised. The original plan by the foundation was to raise $5 million, so everyone was pretty happy with the results. Hopefully in some way, many patients are going to have a better chance at recovery now. But it takes time for a lot of the research to make it's way to the front line. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Thanks John. There was a pretty loud cheer that went up at the start line when it was announced that $14 million had been raised. The original plan by the foundation was to raise $5 million, so everyone was pretty happy with the results. Hopefully in some way, many patients are going to have a better chance at recovery now. But it takes time for a lot of the research to make it's way to the front line. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
Chris Meech wrote:
Thanks John. There was a pretty loud cheer that went up at the start line when it was announced that $14 million had been raised. The original plan by the foundation was to raise $5 million, so everyone was pretty happy with the results. Hopefully in some way, many patients are going to have a better chance at recovery now.
Yeah, it's a hard battle. In some places (like up north where I was working) it's even harder because most of the patients live in excess of 50 km from the centre. It's also hard, hard, emotional work. But 14 million raised is quite incredible.
Chris Meech wrote:
But it takes time for a lot of the research to make it's way to the front line.
Indeed it does - the journals demand high standards and the government also has strict standards re: clinical trials. Still, there are many, many dedicated and smart people working in Ontario. You should be really proud of your accomplishment, Chris. :-D
I'm the ocean. I'm a giant undertow.
