Charity Events - 2010 Becel Ride for Heart Toronto

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jyossarian
03-24-10, 07:13 PM
So who's in? If you register before March 31st, you save $10, so I saved $10 and registered.

Ride for Heart Toronto 2010 (http://www.rideforheart.ca/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=334877)

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jyossarian
06-02-10, 08:16 AM
BUMP! Who's in?
AEO
06-04-10, 01:26 PM
I'll be there.

yellow BF jersey, yellow bike.

if it rains, yellow rain jacket.

graphs
06-04-10, 05:43 PM
Yeah, I'll be there. 75k route. Hope to get in right when it opens and hammer it the whole way.
Boudicca
06-04-10, 06:18 PM
Silver bike, black shorts.

Haven't figured out the jersey yet, but it will be one of those semi-seethrough rain jackets if it rains.
jyossarian
06-06-10, 10:56 AM
It was raining, the winds howled and made climbing hills worse by being all in your face like, "punk, you ain't goin' nowhere!". And yet, I knocked out the 50k in 2:23 including a break at the halfway point and some stops for picture taking when the rain eased up. Sorry I missed you guys. If you saw the bike below, you saw me!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4675440988_b65e6c7e00.jpg
The sumo makes it faster!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4675441430_0a0662f1d9.jpg
Boudicca
06-06-10, 07:19 PM
It was raining, the winds howled and made climbing hills worse by being all in your face like, "punk, you ain't goin' nowhere!".
The sumo makes it faster!

Yup, that just about sums it up.
sjumper
06-07-10, 10:21 AM
Crazy conditions for a ride. 50+kmh wind gusts. Made the rain feel like hail.

Normally, I usually get in 100km but my hands were frozen so I gave up after 75km. 2:37 total time.

There might have been 13,000 people signed up but no where near that who actually rode.
Tober1
06-07-10, 11:13 AM
Yeah it was a brutal day. I was signed up for the 75k. I woke up, looked out my window and thought 'screw this'. I went back to bed for an hour and went down and rode the 50k at 8am instead. Riding solo in those conditions is the opposite of fun. Still a decent ride, but yikes you really notice the uphill portion of the DVP when you've got a stiff wind in your face :)
Here's to sunshine next year!