Comments on: Ride to Conquer Cancer Route http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/ just a lowly edtech geek, mumble mumble university of calgary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:41:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robin http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/#comment-194981 Robin Tue, 05 May 2009 14:16:55 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=3069#comment-194981 Hi, What a great ride. Glad it's not me doing it. We often ride or walk for cancer here in the UK, sometimes as far as John O' Groats to Lands End. That's approx 900 miles but not very often. We do a lot of short walks of about 5/10 miles to raise funds for charity. These are lovely walks in the good old English countryside, come rain or shine. Robin Hi,
What a great ride. Glad it’s not me doing it. We often ride or walk for cancer here in the UK, sometimes as far as John O’ Groats to Lands End. That’s approx 900 miles but not very often.

We do a lot of short walks of about 5/10 miles to raise funds for charity. These are lovely walks in the good old English countryside, come rain or shine.

Robin

]]> By: Gordo http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/#comment-194899 Gordo Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:34:47 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=3069#comment-194899 Might be windy D'arcy but it is a good cause. That and it might rank up there as one of the top ten tours of Canada. Right up there with the Cabot trail and the Dempster Highway. The scenery is fantastic! Large vista's that you can appreciate the insignificance of humans! G Might be windy D’arcy but it is a good cause. That and it might rank up there as one of the top ten tours of Canada. Right up there with the Cabot trail and the Dempster Highway. The scenery is fantastic! Large vista’s that you can appreciate the insignificance of humans!

G

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/#comment-194898 dnorman Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:44:04 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=3069#comment-194898 we don't have to pack tents and sleeping bags etc... so _hopefully_ we slice through the wind a bit more easily. 200km to cover in 2 days. I'm hoping/assuming that's less than 20 hours of riding :-) we don’t have to pack tents and sleeping bags etc… so _hopefully_ we slice through the wind a bit more easily. 200km to cover in 2 days. I’m hoping/assuming that’s less than 20 hours of riding :-)

]]> By: Anne [wideangle.ca] http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/#comment-194897 Anne [wideangle.ca] Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=3069#comment-194897 Ah yes - I remember cycling through that area years ago as part of a longer cycling trip from Jasper to San Francisco. The winds we encountered around Pincher Creek remain some of the most discouraging ones I've ever come across on my bike... We would cycle all day and cover a mere 30km. Then the wind would die down around 8pm and we'd ride until 10:30pm and cover an additional 50 clicks. Good luck!! :-) Ah yes – I remember cycling through that area years ago as part of a longer cycling trip from Jasper to San Francisco. The winds we encountered around Pincher Creek remain some of the most discouraging ones I’ve ever come across on my bike… We would cycle all day and cover a mere 30km. Then the wind would die down around 8pm and we’d ride until 10:30pm and cover an additional 50 clicks. Good luck!! :-)

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/#comment-194896 dnorman Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:54:52 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=3069#comment-194896 It's likely the same situation we had here in Alberta - the route's been decided, but final negotiations with the municipalities on the route are ongoing. They have to provide emergency services, close roads, etc... and it's best to play with them as opposed to just announcing the route without their support. I learned most of the details about this route a couple of weeks ago at an orientation, but it wasn't "final" because there were still some things to nail down. It’s likely the same situation we had here in Alberta – the route’s been decided, but final negotiations with the municipalities on the route are ongoing. They have to provide emergency services, close roads, etc… and it’s best to play with them as opposed to just announcing the route without their support. I learned most of the details about this route a couple of weeks ago at an orientation, but it wasn’t “final” because there were still some things to nail down.

]]> By: Graham Ballantyne http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/04/16/ride-to-conquer-cancer-route/#comment-194895 Graham Ballantyne Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:32:33 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=3069#comment-194895 We're still waiting for Vancouver to announce the route to Seattle. I don't really like their reluctance to announce it... We’re still waiting for Vancouver to announce the route to Seattle. I don’t really like their reluctance to announce it…

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