August 2008
4 posts
Ultra Rider?
Someone asked me today why I call myself Ultra Rider.
Actually, I don’t.
“Ultra Rider” is what I do.
For a lot of sports, there are two modes. Normal. Like the marathon for instance. And ultra. As in “ultramarathon”.
An ultramarathon is just like a marathon - a foot race - but the distances involved are quite extraordinary. In running, any race longer than a...
“…the miles, are always there, waiting, never getting weaker. They care not...”
– Why We Ride
The Next Big Ride
I need something new to set my sights on.
Something Big.
This past summer I rode my bicycle in 19 days across Canada as part of the National Kids Cancer Ride. I was bit by the long ride bug a long time ago. First the century, the multiday centuries, then doubles, then a coast-to-coast…
“What next?” has been bothering me for a while. Going coast-to-coast again would be...
“God gives us dreams a size too big so that we can grow into them.”
– Unknown