Rando Rambles

Route / Event:  Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail / 132km [  Ride Log  ] The G2G Crew: Jay, Fred, Pete, Jurjen "Something you must have said to Jay the other night changed his outlook on this whole trip." Barb said. It was Friday night, and we were over at Pete and Steph's place in Guelph, enjoying some greek take-out. Jay and Barb, their neighbours, were there when we arrived.  "I don't recall saying anything to Jay, specifically" I replied, as I considered how this large gyro pita would fit into my mouth.  "Well, he had concerns -- there were possibly detours -- what would you do for food...and then, all of a sudden, he was super excited and couldn't wait to go." she said.  "Oh. That makes sense. Wednesday night I shared a route I had mapped with the guys. I had the trail mapped and all the places we could possibly stop at along the way." I said. I hadn't actually considered the impact of this plan on anyone else -- I just mapped a...

I'm always looking for reasons to ride far, and when the Forest City Cycling Challenge announced that they had a 50km, 100km, and 160km routes to ride as part of their upcoming charity event I was keen to jump in.  About the Forest City Cycling Challenge:  The LCL Crew: Vince, Steve, Jack, Laura W, Laura G, Fred, Kim, Molly (absent: Jen) Photo credit: Kevin Rodger The Forest City Cycling Challenge had it's inaugural run in 2021, but due to the provincial lockdowns at the time, participants were asked to ride the routes solo within a give date range. Sponsored by Lerner's Lawyers, last year's event raised over $40,000 for St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation. The funds were allocated to the foundation's MINDS project which provided resources to youths battling mental illness.  With last year's restrictions lifted, I quickly reconsidered the idea of riding solo, and wanted to see if I could put a team together. That might mean riding a shorter distance, and ev...