Friday nights I teach two spin classes. I usually hop on the train, get to the studio far too early and the two classes go by without incident. This week was different, I wouldn’t say there was [...]
We’ve come a long way. The riding portion of Changing Gears has wrapped up and I have been thinking about this post for what seems like an eternity. It was just over a week ago that I took [...]
I’ve lived in Calgary for the majority of my life. Time spent away from home was two hours south in the city of Lethbridge. I used to joke that it was far enough away that my parents [...]
Today my Dad and I parted ways. We said our goodbyes and shared a laugh, unloaded the van and then he was on his way. I think a tear rolled down each of our cheeks. I don’t feel like that [...]
I’ve mentioned that part of my life in recovery is to live by a code. The code has an acronym, K.A.R.L. It stands for kindness, authenticity, reliability, and love. This trip has had almost too [...]
It’s always a good feeling to cross a time zone, it’s an even bigger feeling of accomplishment when you cross a provincial border. I was fortunate enough to do both of these in quick [...]
Pardon my sports tangent… In the event of a Blue Jays rebuild and the speculation around a Josh Donaldson trade I am officially staking claim to the nickname “Bringer of Rain”. [...]
Yesterday was the biggest day of the trip. Three hundred kilometres distance, twenty seven hundred metres of elevation. Stats and figures aside it was what got me to that point that I’m [...]
Sometimes irony has a way of cheering me up. The past few days have been hard fought, exhausting and down right aggravating at times and today was no different. After a close call yesterday [...]
The last few days have been a total mixed bag. I rode through downtown Toronto, along the shore of Lake Ontario and camped a stone’s throw from its bank. We saw Niagara Falls, stayed in the [...]
