Author Archives: Emily Allan

Day 4: Lakeside to Malpeque – 109km

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Emily Allan

110km, 4:13 Sometimes you have bad days…and today was one of them.  I think all of us were feeling it.  We were feeling the residual fatigue from the day before.  We were feeling the (slight) loss of sleep because there … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Souris to Lakeside – 100km

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Emily Allan

100km, 3:51 wind. Wind. WIND. ….and then MORE WIND!!! I have never ridden in such strong and consistent headwinds in my life. The first 25km of our day was a breeze into the lighthouse at East Point. The remainder of … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Murray River to Souris – 121km

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Emily Allan

121km, 4:00 To begin, Happy Father’s Day! Today was another great day filled with beautiful people, beautiful sights, and a beautiful tailwind (for 2/3’s!). Once again, we rode with some 2-day riders today (but far less than Day 1), which … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Charlottetown to Murray River – 102 km

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Emily Allan

102km, 3:22 What a surreal day! I’m having trouble starting this post.  How do I begin?  I’ve been here before.  I’ve fundraised before.  I’ve packed my bike and travelled before.  I’ve met these people before.  But this day was different. … Continue reading →

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Stunning

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Emily Allan

Invermere to Banff 151km, 1641m of climbing Google defines stunning as ‘extremely impressive or attractive’ and that is what our final day was filled with. The sights as we headed towards Banff from Invermere were simply stunning. Spectacular, in fact. … Continue reading →

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Great People!

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Emily Allan

Cranbrook to Invermere 130km, 674m of climbing As Dan sits next to me, editing his daily video blog, I am easily reminded of all the highlights of the day. Once again, today started with sunshine and we were in good … Continue reading →

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SUNSHINE!!!

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Emily Allan

Creston to Cranbrook 104km, 812m of climbing It’s amazing what a bit of sunshine can do…and by a bit, I mean a lot! Today was a GLORIOUS day! We started and ended the day in pure sunshine, no knee-warmers, and … Continue reading →

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Venga Boys

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Emily Allan

Rossland to Creston 135km, 1737m of climbing Venga Boys is playing outside my window right now…which means tomorrow will be a better day, and I’ll have the song stuck in my head!!! As some of you know, last night Dan … Continue reading →

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Amazing

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Emily Allan

Grand Forks to Rossland 95km, 1650m of climbing. Today was an AMAZING day. On the first day of the ride, similar to the last day of the ride in 2011, I had the priviledge of riding behind who I like … Continue reading →

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Tough Day

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Emily Allan

Osoyoos to Grand Forks 126km, 1681m of climbing Today was a t-o-u-g-h tough day…and I wasn’t expecting it! After a 100m warm-up, we hit the base of the climb up the Anarchist. I LOVED the start to our day – … Continue reading →

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