September 27, 2025

Once last ride for GCC 2025 with Mark Hiemstra. Twenty eight kilometers wasn't anything to break a sweat over for Mark, but close to my maximum kilometers I do at any given time. The weather was perfect for riding today, and, since we had not ever biked together before today, this was a great opportunity to get out for one last ride. After lunch at Tim Horton's, we headed back to my house, were we had a little sit down relax session to catch up on GCC talk and then Mark headed to Woodstock and then back home to Waterloo. Thank you so much for the lovely medallion Mark, and for coming down and doing a ride with me. We will have to try to do a ride together again next year....maybe on the G2G trail, who knows?

September 21, 2025 post GCC 2025 ride

Well my OCD really couldn’t allow my kilometers to sit at 3699 so I had to get out on this gorgeous afternoon for a quick ride to fix that but also want to watch the Jays win this afternoon!🤞. So now I am at 3701 km so now what🤷🏻‍♀️. I know there is one more planned ride for this coming Saturday so will add a few more for this year! Fundraising has been phenomenal this year, with one more speaking event for this week and then we are finished for GCC 2025!

August 28, 2025 - Day 28 #2

So in looking at my totals just now, I really feel like I need to do one more kilometer, to make it a nice round 3700 kilometers! But then I might as well try to raise another $57 to make the fundraising a nice even $43,000. So I need 57 people to pledge $1.00 or 1 person to put in $57.00. Anyone interested?

August 28, 2025 - Day 28

Today is the day I finished my 300 kilometers to ride in Arlene's memory, and for all the kids who are still fighting cancer, and for those who did not survive.....there are so many of them!!!! We continue to do this year after year, and still there are kids dying from cancer every year. All we can do, is to continue to fundraise, so at the very least, research can happen, to give better treatment options and outcomes. I am finished my riding for this year, and there are a few more things to do before I wrap this up for 2025.....for one thing, another $57.00 would give me a nice round total of $43,000.00, so if you can find it in you to donate that, I will be grateful, but even without that, I am so thankful for all the support you have all given to my efforts this year! I know I said this would be my last year, but man it's going to be difficult to stop, so stay tuned and see what happens next year! It might look a bit different, but I just might be back!!!

August 26, 2025 - Day 26

Slowly but surely I am getting my kilometers finished. Just 9.5 more and I am there. The cycling has been more challenging this year. Wind, rain, more wind....and perhaps age, have all played a roll, but I will get them done this week I believe.

Great Cycle Challenge 2025 is wrapping up soon, and with the help of many people, I have achieved much more than I ever expected, so THANK YOU to everyone who has helped in any way at all....whether you donated, participated in the fundraisers (which equates to donating), shared my posts, or offered encouragement all along, you are all appreciated very much!

August 26, 2025 - Day 26

Another quick ride after dinner and I’m down to 10 more kilometers to meet my riding goal! I hope to finish it either tomorrow or Thursday, depending on the weather! Thank you to all those who supported, encouraged and shared all my fundraising posts.

And if you have not donated yet, it never too late to make a difference in the life of a hold fighting cancer!

Also remember that September is Chimdhood Cancer Awareness month!

August 25, 2025 - Day 25

This morning was a day for paperwork.....I delivered some tax receipts to donors, and had a lovely visit with two of them. I was home for lunch, after which, I had a few people drop by to pick up their jam. I hope they are enjoying this tasty product. Also had a loaned jersey returned, all washed and ready to hang in the closet again. Thank you Pam S. for that. I also hope you are enjoying your jam...lol

August 24 2025 - Day 24

Sunday I got in a quick ride but didn't stop to take pictures along the ride, as I just wanted to get back home and relax. I did deliver a few jars of the jam, and am hoping that the recipients are enjoying the fruits of my labour! But slowly I am getting my kilometers done. I should be at 300 by the end of this week.

Oh, by the way, as seen in the picture, my diplodemia has recovered from the pain inflicted by having to share a spot on the deck with the pepper plant....lol

August 23 2025 - Day 23

Saturday morning was another "peach" of a day! We finished up with the peaches, canning 7 jars of peaches for our own consumption over the winter months. Once that chore was completed, it was time to head on down to the Ingersoll Harvest Festival at the Creative Arts Centre, to check out the many vendors, and show my presences and appreciate for so many people from the town, who have supported me along this cancer riding journey! Harvest Fest, put on by the Kiwanis Club, was a huge success, with so many interesting vendors! It was also an opportunity for me to get in some more kilometers, so we are making headway toward the 300 mark!

August 22, 2035 - Day 22

Another non biking day today! First thing this morning I delivered the first three jars of jam, hit the grocery store for more ingredients and then home to make another batch of jam! Contact me if you are interested in purchasing some. There are a few jars left available for sale!

This afternoon I met up with a few more of my supporters to deliver their tax receipts!