A cool mom at my school and an amazing ride

[Susan126]

How can a person ride 400 km a day and then do it again the next day?! WOW! That would be like a 14-16 hour day?! Amazing! This has blown my mind! I can't even imagine doing a ride like that let alone do it again and again for 17 days! WOW! AMAZING Sorry I'm just in awe of this woman!

I wish her all the best! Tail winds, good weather, no mechanicals, and a safe ride across Canada!

Sue

[kelownagirl]

How can a person ride 400 km a day and then do it again the next day?! WOW! That would be like a 14-16 hour day?! Amazing! This has blown my mind! I can't even imagine doing a ride like that let alone do it again and again for 17 days! WOW! AMAZING Sorry I'm just in awe of this woman!

I wish her all the best! Tail winds, good weather, no mechanicals, and a safe ride across Canada!

Sue

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more unimaginable it seems. I just emailed her to make sure I have the info right, although I checked the website several times and that's what it says.

[Grog]

A friend of mine in Montreal is doing this ride and I think there are relays and bits of the rides spent in a truck.... but it wasn't that clear from what I've read either.

In any case it's a great initiative!!

[kelownagirl]

They're in Vancouver now, getting ready to leave on Monday. Jenn has raised $36,000 so far. Her goal is $50,000. She will be riding 250km a day for 19 days in a row.

Here is a good interview with her.

Here is a promo video for the ride itself.

[Wahine]

It's quite possible to ride 400 km a day if you ride at the right intensity and have a support crew to carry all your stuff. The guys and gals that do RAAM ride 400 miles some days, that's 640 km. Granted they're racing, but I'm just using that as an example of what is possible. It'll be very cool to see how she does.

[mimitabby]

250k a day sounds a lot more doable for 19 days. 400k a day would really exhaust anyone... for 19 days!!

Raleighdon did his first 400 k last month, that's 250 miles, just in case you're wondering. There's NO WAY he could have done it for even 5 days in a row.

Yesterday he did a 200k and i'm certain he could have easily done it again today.

keep us posted, Kgirl!

[Trek420]

It's quite possible to ride 400 km a day if you ride at the right intensity and have a support crew to carry all your stuff. The guys and gals that do RAAM ride 400 miles some days, that's 640 km. Granted they're racing, but I'm just using that as an example of what is possible. It'll be very cool to see how she does.

Wow, just wow. Even one day, one day flat, flat downhill with a tail-wind fully supported .....

wow, just plain wow

[kelownagirl]

Just the clarify - the first time I posted it, I hadn't done the 'figgering' quite right. After I talked to her again, I found out more about how they were doing it. They won't be doing 400km a day, it'll be 250km a day, and yes, they are fully supported of course.

First off, they will be stopping at every cancer hospital along the way and meeting kids so in some areas of Canada, there will be a lot of hospitals and a lot of stops. I believe in these sections, they will ride about 250 km a day, together in a peleton. In the more isolated areas with fewer hospitals, they will ride relay style - half will ride 5 hours, be driven ahead to the next stop and rest 5 hours, while the other half takes over. It certainly will be an interesting challenge. In every interview I've seen, the riders say that even if it's very difficult for them, it's harder for kids with cancer. I found the videos very touching.

I'll keep you posted on her progress.