no, that’s not The Scot

Today I rode in the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Ride for Heart.  In Toronto this attracts a TONNE of cyclists as they close down two major freeway arteries for us to ride on!  It’s a pretty cool sensation being able to ride on roads normally reserved for vehicles traveling at 100KM/h or more.  Mind you when I rode across California to Las Vegas last October many miles of that trip were on the shoulder of the CalTrans freeway system. Cars and trucks whizzing by at high speed, every moment I thought ‘this is it!’.  Somehow I’m still here.   But that was a ride for selfish reasons.  I wanted to prove to myself that I could ride 100+ miles a day for 3 days across the dry, hot desert and then party in Vegas for a weekend after.  Been there, done that.

Today’s ride was for unselfish reasons.  A chance to raise some money for a worthy foundataion and help the resarchers who are trying to make our lives better.  I rode a 75K loop that started at 6:45am and it was cold and wet, but the whole time I kept thinking “what if I couldn’t do this because of a heart problem?”.  Suddenly the temperature and my damp feet didn’t matter anymore.

So, I rode today on my new bike and I gotta tell you, it’s awesome. It’s a Cervelo RS and I’ll write about it later this week.  The fine folks at Wheels of Bloor hooked me up with a sweet ride, for a deal only The Scot could love.  Props to them!

I raised over $350 for the foundation, and know I can do better next year. You’ll sponsor me, right?

UPDATE: Over 13,000 riders raised over $3 Million!