Sharon Little

- National: 677th
- Province: 367th in ON
- My Team: 1st
My Story
I found out about this challenge 6 or 7 years ago—a friend was participating. Got me curious.
And here I am, year 5.
This summer, I'm without my personal trainer, but have a really good app to support me, along with all the stuff my PT taught me. The challenge is that I'm only accountable to myself, which can make it easy (er) to not do it. Easy to do; easy to not do. However, the body demands it and if I want to keep riding good distances and getting on the bike with no discomfort... stretch, strength, mobility and injury prevention it is.
So, along with the 500km and $2500, I want to end the month feeling more ease and flow in my body!
Reading the story of Hendrix, a five-year old who was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia— when he was 3. Later that year, after rounds of chemo and hospital visits, he was diagnosed with Type I diabetes.
About to start his 6th round of chemo, he went into relapse last December. More chemo didn't work. CAR T-cell therapy, a new treatment option (using a form of immunotherapy) also hasn't worked.
He's now being prepared for a bone marrow transplant.
He's FIVE.
I can't imagine ... any of this really. But over the years I've watched kids and their families' resilience and grit and determination and generosity and gratitude amidst this very real challenge.
There is much hard-to-get-your-head-around suffering around the world right now. There isn't always an easy way to make a difference in their lives or in the situation.
This is one way. Over to you!
And —thank you.
My Legacy
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2,081 km Ridden$3,545 Raised2021
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1,604 km Ridden$2,846 Raised2022
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976 km Ridden$2,539 Raised2023
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678 km Ridden$3,092 Raised2024
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394 km Ridden$2,209 Raised2025
My Challenge
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12.0 km ride - Evening Gravel Ride - Monday, August 25, 2025
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17.0 km ride - Morning Gravel Ride - Sunday, August 24, 2025
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15.0 km ride - Evening Gravel Ride - Saturday, August 23, 2025
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11.0 km ride - Morning Ride - Saturday, August 23, 2025
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29.3 km ride - Morning Ride - Saturday, August 23, 2025
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17.6 km ride - Evening Ride - Friday, August 22, 2025
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35.0 km ride - Morning Gravel Ride - Friday, August 22, 2025
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And the weather has shifted 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
22 Aug 2025Week 3 in the books and yay! The humidity has gone. And the high heat.
And the low heat too , earlier this week. It was even a little cool at the beginning of the week. Rain, clouds, cool breeze… Maybe just a little too much less heat!
The Farmer and I went to Rondeau on Wednesday night for a ride. It was cloudy and cool so it looked like it would be a nice, calm ride.
However, we drove through drizzle and rain and more drizzle and a little more rain - none of it was showing up on radar. We got gas and then carried on…
All things looked well and good for a decent ride at Rondeau .
As we sometimes do, we stopped for ice cream first. And sitting at the picnic bench, it felt damp and cold and unpleasant. The rain had stopped, the drizzle had stopped, but it just felt yucky.
We bailed. Or rather, I bailed and wimped out in the Farmer follow along. We drove home in hindsight part of me wishes we had stayed and ridden even just a bit. After all, we driven all the way out there. But we didn’t.
Yesterday, by late afternoon, was a beautiful day. You know those perfect late summer warm days where the bees are buzzing like crazy and the sky is blue and the sun is warm And it’s not too warm. Barely a breeze to reckon with.
We went to Rondeau. My goal was to clock out 15 K to make it less than 250 km to go; that is, halfway through the ride for the month.
Yes, we had our ice cream before the ride my current favourite this season has been white chocolate With two ripple ice cream. It’s white chocolate ice cream with a ripple of berry and a ripple of chocolate swirl through with little tart, berry bites and chocolate fudge here and there. pretty nice.
I could’ve stayed longer, but we had given ourselves about an hour and so 21 km done and ✅
The next week, this final week, looks to be pretty stunningly, gorgeous. I’m about to get dressed and head out, probably with some wet bike shorts.(note to self time to get a second pair.) no distance in mind, just a ride. No speed, occasional sprint, but today is just simply be in the ride.
Thanks for your support. We’re almost there.
Sharon
PS. If you look closely, you might be able to see a bit of a shadow of our bikes in the back of the car. Or not.
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$2,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $2,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved LEGEND LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
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21.0 km ride - Evening Ride - Thursday, August 21, 2025
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18.0 km ride - Evening Ride - Friday, August 15, 2025
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13.0 km ride - Morning Ride - Friday, August 15, 2025
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12.1 km ride - Morning Ride - Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Thank you!
14 Aug 2025Good morning!
I’m heading out for a quick ride this morning while it’s still cool and the air is fresh and then onto my day, but I wanted to thank you for your donations to this point and to let you know that those who donated yesterday helped raise another $584 for Sick Kids Foundation
The photo is from our last weeks, full moon.
Many many thanks for your support. It’s good to know you’re out there.
Posted 12 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.
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$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.
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$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.
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One Week (and a bit) In
11 Aug 2025The sun is beating down; it’s constant and it’s exhausting. Like many places, the heat and humidity have been high for what seems like forever. I spend a lot of time on my porch.
Love the sun..but my goodness, I’ll be thrilled to feel a downpour. And there’s rain coming- I can see the storm on my weather tracker.
And, as happens more often than not, and not just this year, the rains stop at the border and dissipate. Not just keeping fentanyl out, are they.
The grass is still green, but things are starting to show the stress. And I know it’s not just here and it’s worse in many other places. Much worse, even, just an hour or so north of here.
So,I’m at 197km, and was hoping it be just that much past 200 by now. I’m getting short ~20km rides in pretty regularly. And I’m pretty good at doing my cycling -specific exercises. Without heading into my personal trainer twice a week, I have to be accountable to myself.
I’m figuring out a decent rhythm… I usually wake up around 4:30 or 5:00. If I do that, I can get on the road, fuelled and warmed up by 6 or 6:30. Which gives me 3 hours or so to ride.
I’m not a fan of heat exhaustion. Or heat stroke. Had the former. Avoiding the latter like crazy. I don’t ride much last 10 am and not again until after 6.
And then, if all works out, we can go to Rondeau Park and ride in the cool of the evening a few nights a week.
And get ice cream.
My current go-to is White Chocolate 2 River Ripple. Ripples of berry and fudge and little tangy berry and chocolate chunks. Just a small though.
When I started this 5 years ago, I planned for a 5-year run, and raising $10K. This is 5 years. I passed $12K (thank you) last year.
This will be my final year-at least for a couple of years. At least… that’s what I’m thinking at the moment. There are other things happening in August, other rides, etc and I think I may want to do some of those.
We’ll see.
It’s cleanse day today and tomorrow, so they’re also rest days.
I’ll be back at it on Wednesday, which is also Kick Cancer’s Butt Day…so donations on that day go further. The Gannon Family is offering $1.3 million in matching donations, and we tend to go way over that, so they’re also rest pro-rate it over all donations.
The heat is …a lot.
The cancer and treatments these kids are going through are a lot more tiring and draining.
Thanks for your support in helping fund pioneering research to help kids and their families enjoy childhood!
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22.0 km ride - Enjoyed this bit of a push - Sunday, August 10, 2025
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11.0 km ride - Seeking a Cooler Ride. With mixed results - Saturday, August 9, 2025
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11.0 km ride - Home we go - Friday, August 8, 2025
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14.1 km ride - Cafe Ride - Friday, August 8, 2025
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14.5 km ride - Rondeau is always a treat - Thursday, August 7, 2025
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25.3 km ride - A few roads I haven’t been on for awhile - Thursday, August 7, 2025
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5.2 km ride - Post Cafe stop. - Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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9.5 km ride - Riding on pavement… easy roll today. - Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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17.0 km ride - Ride to Breakfast 🍳 - Sunday, August 3, 2025
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1.0 km ride - Rondeau to Joe’s - Saturday, August 2, 2025
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15.0 km ride - Rondeau Ride - Saturday, August 2, 2025
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10.9 km ride - Ride home after a stop at The GOAT - Friday, August 1, 2025
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36.0 km ride - Gentle Roll for Day 1 - Friday, August 1, 2025
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$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 26 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 26 days ago
My Sponsors
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation
$583.63Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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Anonymous
$310.50Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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Stephen Haynes
$207Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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Bev Krieger
$124.20Received this donation 22 days agoSharon
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Lisa Barrowclough
$124.20Received this donation 12 days agoSharon
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richard hadash
$124.20Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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Heather Bell’s Sewing Studio
$103.50Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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John Miller
$103.50Received this donation 7 days agoSharon
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Julie Weber
$87.98Received this donation 8 days agoSharon
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Fran Downie
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Kristen Collins Aiello
$72.45Received this donation 5 days agoSharon
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Anonymous
$51.75Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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Kathi Kellestine
$51.75Received this donation 23 hours agoSharon
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Laura Jasper
$51.75Received this donation 13 days agoSharon
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Linda Stewart
$36.23Received this donation 1 day agoSharon
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Sharon Little
$103.50Received this donation 26 days ago