This weekend, after 6 months of fundraising, some training, and bike preparation, the FirstEnergy "Road Rockets" will ride in the 2012 Alberta Ride to Conquer Cancer, from Spruce Meadows to Chain Lakes campground and back, covering approximately 200 kilometers in support of this good cause. Last year the Ride raised ~$8mm from its ~5,000 riders in total.
Riding size is all relative, and for some new, intrepid members of the 18 person team, this will be the longest riding they've ever done. More importantly, I feel confident in the preparation people have put in - it's been very fun assisting them in discovering what cycling is, what it does to your body, and how far a human really can move with their power source augmented from basic training plus the magic of a few gears on an efficienct machine. It's fun to see that "light" go on in people's minds about what is possible.
Considering its “June-uary” in Calgary, they may even brave sub-optimal weather conditions.However, as one of the team intrepidly pointed out, riding with the chance of showers is much less a task than dealing with cancer. The Ride, it’s fundraising, and it’s awareness campaign all help the long term goals of better managing cancer in Alberta.
I'm looking forward to a weekend of a) being on the bike, and b) sub threshold pace.
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