Matching Day Results — Totally Amazing and Truly Blessed by Friends and Family

What an incredible Matching Day!

Thanks to the generosity of friends, family and supporters, my Great Cycle Challenge fundraising total has reached $5,796.13 — 116% of my original $5,000 goal.

Across Canada, Kick Cancer’s Butt Day raised an amazing $1,934,978 to fight childhood cancer. Because donations exceeded the Garron Family’s $1.3 million matching pool, the final matching amount was distributed proportionally at 67.18%, (in my case that's $1493)

To everyone who contributed yesterday — and everyone who has supported this ride already — thank you. I am genuinely grateful.

Matching Day also included a 75.35 km KVC ride with Marie, Steve and Mike. About 65 km into my ride, flat tire #4 decided to make an appearance.

It was a useful reminder not to sweat the little things. Compared with what the children and families we are riding for face every day, changing another tube beside the road is a very small problem indeed.

There is still plenty of riding ahead toward my 1,200 km August goal, but the fundraising support has already exceeded anything I expected.

Coach Sunshine and I thank you very much.

Tough negotiator. New Coach Sunshine is officially on board.

Week 1 complete: 6 rides and more than 340 km toward my 1,200 km goal.

She appears to have inherited the coaching job—and possibly the contract-negotiation skills too.

Thank you to everyone who has donated and followed along so far.