Mark Jamieson

Cancer is the largest killer of kids in Canada, 30+ children are diagnosed every week. Please donate now and support my challenge to fight kids' cancer!

Donate Now

I've Ridden 102.3 km to fight kids' cancer

My Rankings

National: 1693rd
Province: 917th in ON

I've raised $1,105 to fight kids' cancer Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Ray Jamieson and others

I’m riding in honour of several family members and friends this year, but am unsure if they want their names published on this page. Below is a photo of my father and I when I was quite young. My father died due to lung cancer at age 59.

My Story

17 Jun 2025

This August, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer! This is my seventh year participating!

Why? Because right now, many Canadian children are diagnosed with some form of cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from disease in Canada.

Kids should be living life, and not fighting for it.

So I am raising funds through this challenge to help these kids and support the SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work in developing treatments and finding a cure for childhood cancer.

Please support me in this cause by making a donation (any amount is appreciated) to the Sick Kids Foundation to help give these kids the brighter futures they deserve. You will immediately receive a receipt for tax purposes too. Your support will change little lives.

Thank you very much for your support!

Mark

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 7 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.

Ridden

$105 Raised

2019
42 km Ridden

$680 Raised

2020
101 km Ridden

$240 Raised

2021
Ridden

Raised

2022
103 km Ridden

$708 Raised

2023
102 km Ridden

$1,715 Raised

2024
102 km Ridden

$1,105 Raised

2025

450 km

Ridden

$4,574

Raised

My Challenge

Ride 6 - Amherst Island - Goal Achieved!!

22 Aug 2025

Today was my last ride and I achieved my distance goal! Weather was awesome, not a cloud in the sky. I inadvertently herded a couple of sheep that had strayed out of their field onto the roadside to enjoy the variety in diet. As soon as they saw me cycling towards them they turned around and started running back to the fence opening that had enabled their original escape. I slowed down enough so they thought I was there to get them back into the field. We also saw a fox drinking by the lakeshore within the bird sanctuary.

Thankyou to everyone who has supported me this summer for my GCC ride to support childhood cancer research. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s generous donations and kind words of support!! Mark Jamieson

Posted 6 days ago
21.3 km ride - Ride 6 - Amherst Island South and North shore - Friday, August 22, 2025

Logged this ride 7 days ago
Ride 5 - Amherst Island South Shore

21 Aug 2025

Early start today….7:30 AM ferry…..cool and breezy (16C, 17Km NE) this morning for this ride. Headwind on the outbound wearing a fleece and a tailwind without the fleece on the return. Windmills are spinning….Quiet otherwise except for the waves crashing on the shore and passing a flock of bleating sheep on the Willard Farm. Today is my sister’s birthday (Lynda)!

Posted 7 days ago
16.0 km ride - Ride 5 - Amherst Island South Shore - Thursday, August 21, 2025

Logged this ride 8 days ago
Ride 4 - Millhaven & Taylor Kidd Blvd.

19 Aug 2025

Today started fairly overcast and cool with relatively low winds so I decided to make the short drive out to Millhaven to get in a quick 13.5 km (every little bit helps!). I met another GCC cyclist going in the opposite direction (he had a GCC jersey on) so cheered him on. Cooler temperature today (19C @ 10 AM) was much appreciated!

Posted 9 days ago
13.5 km ride - Ride 4 - Millhaven and Taylor Kidd Blvd. - Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Logged this ride 10 days ago
Ride 3 - Amherst Island South Shore

16 Aug 2025

Cycled the south shore of Amherst Island this morning with my cycle buddy Pat for 15.5 KM. It was warm but calm on the lake. We saw a hawk, ducks, and cormorants and stopped at the new market building to purchase a pie from my cousin’s Karen and Wayne who make the most awesome pies on the planet!

Posted 12 days ago
15.5 km ride - Ride 3 - Amherst Island South Shore - Saturday, August 16, 2025

Logged this ride 13 days ago
$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 14 days ago
Ride 2 - Long Sault Parkway

14 Aug 2025

Today (August 14) I cycled the Long Sault Parkway along the St. Lawrence River with my cycling buddies. Warm temperatures today but not the hot weather we’ve had the past week or so. I didn’t take too many photos but did get in a group photo at the sign without our cycling gear! Great place to ride if you’ve never tried it (10 minutes from Cornwall) and close to Upper Canada Village!

Posted 14 days ago
20.5 km ride - Ride 2 - Long Sault Parkway - Thursday, August 14, 2025

Logged this ride 15 days ago
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 15 days ago
$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 22 days ago
Ride 1 - Amherst Island South Shore

6 Aug 2025

Did my first kickoff ride today. Took the ferry to Amherst Island early and cycled the south shore. I had a headwind on the outbound, tailwind back. Saw a deer, a fox, two swans flying close to me, sheep, cattle, purple martins, and a garter snake… pretty awesome for the first ride… and NO cars.

Thanks to those who have supported me both past and present!

Posted 22 days ago
$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 22 days ago
15.5 km ride - Ride 1- Amherst Island South Shore - Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Logged this ride 23 days ago

My Sponsors

Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation

“Here's your matched donation made possible by the generosity of long-time SickKids Foundation supporters, the Garron family. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
$284.71
Received this donation 15 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much to the Garron family for matching the donations I received on August 13th!”

Thanks very much to the Garron family for matching the donations I received on August 13th!
Karen J Fleming
$124.20
Received this donation 15 days ago

Mark

“Wayne & Karen… Thanks very much for your generous donation! I will contact you next week when I am back over to the island for more rides!”

Wayne & Karen… Thanks very much for your generous donation! I will contact you next week when I am back over to the island for more rides!
Patricia Cordick

“Go Mark Go!!”
$124.20
Received this donation 15 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your generous donation Pat!! I sincerely appreciate your support in this cause to raise funds for childhood cancer research.”

Thanks very much for your generous donation Pat!! I sincerely appreciate your support in this cause to raise funds for childhood cancer research.
Randy Gniewotta

“Good job Mark for doing this annual event! Enjoy your rides!”
$124.20
Received this donation 22 days ago

Mark

“Hi Randy! Thank you very much for your generous donation. I sincerely appreciate your shared support of my annual cancer cycle challenge. It really motivates me to have friends support.”

Hi Randy! Thank you very much for your generous donation. I sincerely appreciate your shared support of my annual cancer cycle challenge. It really motivates me to have friends support.
Allison Noteboom

“Best of luck on your ride Mark!! Ride in for my niece Addy who beat cancer when she was 6!”
$72.45
Received this donation 72 days ago

Mark

“Allison: Thank you so much for your generous donation! We all know someone impacted by cancer, right? I think it’s much more scary for children. Excited to hear you are returning to Canada at some point soon! Hopefully will get to see you at some point. Please keep in touch. Thank you again and hope you are having a great summer so far! Mark”

Allison: Thank you so much for your generous donation! We all know someone impacted by cancer, right? I think it’s much more scary for children. Excited to hear you are returning to Canada at some point soon! Hopefully will get to see you at some point. Please keep in touch. Thank you again and hope you are having a great summer so far! Mark
Leila Jamieson

“Great work Mark!”
$51.75
Received this donation 14 days ago

Mark

“Thankyou for your generous donation Leila! I’m very thankful to have so many people supporting me in this cause!”

Thankyou for your generous donation Leila! I’m very thankful to have so many people supporting me in this cause!
Sheena Whitworth

“Happy to support such a great cause again. Thanks for doing the hard part!”
$51.75
Received this donation 22 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your donation Sheena. I very much appreciate your ongoing support of this worthwhile cause!”

Thanks very much for your donation Sheena. I very much appreciate your ongoing support of this worthwhile cause!
Virginia Norris

“Go Mark!! Thanks for doing this! Gini & Ron”
$51.75
Received this donation 15 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your generous support Gini !! It is very heart-warming having the support of close long-time friends like Ron and yourself!”

Thanks very much for your generous support Gini !! It is very heart-warming having the support of close long-time friends like Ron and yourself!
Kimberly Moore

“Always a pleasure to sponsor you, Mark, for this cause.”
$50
Received this donation 22 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your generous donation Kim and your continuing support for me with this worthwhile cause. Hope you’re having a great summer!”

Thanks very much for your generous donation Kim and your continuing support for me with this worthwhile cause. Hope you’re having a great summer!
Erika Jamieson
$36.23
Received this donation 16 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your generous donation Erika. I very much appreciate your support for this cause!”

Thanks very much for your generous donation Erika. I very much appreciate your support for this cause!
Anonymous

“Thanks for doing this, Mark!”
$35
Received this donation 14 days ago

Mark

“Thankyou for your generous donation to this very worthwhile cause!”

Thankyou for your generous donation to this very worthwhile cause!
Rhonda Kerr
$25.88
Received this donation 15 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your donation Rhonda! Hoping we can get in a bike ride in together this month once this extreme hot weather passes!”

Thanks very much for your donation Rhonda! Hoping we can get in a bike ride in together this month once this extreme hot weather passes!
Joanne Waller

“Thank you for doing this Mark.”
$20.70
Received this donation 9 days ago

Mark

“Thanks very much for your donation Joanne! I sincerely appreciate your support for this worthwhile cause.”

Thanks very much for your donation Joanne! I sincerely appreciate your support for this worthwhile cause.
Mark Jamieson

“Reach your goal buddy! The donators, kids, and families are counting on you…..Mark”
$51.75
Received this donation 15 days ago

Mark