Aug 27 Ride - 2nd Last Ride

Very happy I hit 30km. Makes my last ride on Sunday 31st (last day of challenge) a bit easier to get to 550km. 12km to 500km.

Beautiful evening for a ride. Was cruising along at 25km along Wyandotte, but Tecumseh and Forest Glade wind slowed me down a bit.

Found something I didn't know I lost, but that is for another blog.

Aug 26 Ride

A beautiful night for a ride. Getting so close to the 500km mark.

Saw a beautiful sky and some GIP equipment near my stomping grounds.

Let's Do This 👊🏼🚴🏼‍♀️

Aug 25 Ride

A short ride tonight to keep those KMs coming. 69km to 500.

Aug 24 Ride

Great ride this afternoon.

Racking up those KMs.

Riding further for the Kids' and SickKids Foundation

One week to go with Great Cycle Challenge Canada

Let's Do This 👊🏼🚴🏼‍♀️👊🏼

Hero's Jersey 💙🚴🏼‍♀️🧡

Can't believe it's 10 yrs riding and raising to help SickKids Foundation

🙏🏼 One day soon we will be riding to celebrate the Kids' Living Life, and Not Fighting for it.

🧡🚴🏼‍♀️💙

Aug 23 Ride....passed my 350km Goal

Back from vacay. Did a 66.88km ride today to pass my 350km Goal. 33 over and still have Sunday and next long weekend to go.

Rode 5km over for Breanna Plourde who we lost 5 years ago. 🙏🏼

And I will be doing 15% over my goal which is 52.5km....and I have 28km already done. Doing that since my Awesome Sponsors got me 15% over my fundraising goal.

My Heart is Full 💙🧡

Just Over Halfway Done

We have passed the halfway point. I am on vacay this week so I will get back to riding this weekend and knock off my 36km to reach my goal, but also riding the same % over what is raised.

So far that's 15% so 52.5km.

Let's Keep This Going 💪🏼 🚴🏼‍♀️💙🧡

Aug 17 Ride

My 26.66km ride Sunday evening was a bit of a windy one. I also ran into a Canadian roadblock 🤭

36km to reach my riding goal, but also riding 15% over what is raised, so add on 52.5km.....so far 😳☺️

Aug 16 Ride

Saturday Aug 16th ride was so much fun. Took 1.5 longer due to a flat my fellow #GCCCanada , Sheila Cowan Filipetti , got but it did add to the ride. Met some amazing and very helpful people. First, George gave us advice on where to go and get a tire patch, after politely, with a smile, scolding Sheila for not having the "tools of the trade". 🤭🤭

Sheila then asked a homeowner we passed, Melvin, if he had a pump. He let us use his air compressor (worked but tube we discovered did have a hole) and he also gave us Gatorade Canada to help us along our way.

While walking to the house of Maria and Syed(sp?) on Lilydale in Lakeshore, who are very kind and leaves a cooler of waters for walkers/runners/bikers, we had a biker, Lorie, ask if we needed assistance. Well, she is one bike knowledgable person.

We had many riders go by, Jim being one of them, try to assist but we waited for Mark, to bring Sheila his bike so she could finish her ride.

Further on we stopped and bought a glass of lemonade from 3 gr 8 girls making money school supplies.

We also met another GCCer, Tom Beny, who we spoke to for a bit and plan to do a ride this year or next with.

The rest of the ride home was getting warmer but we did it. 62km.

Solo rides are nice but also have to ride more with people, makes for a great adventure.

Thanks Shelia 💙🧡

Kick Cancer's Butt Day - Huge Success

Kick Cancer's Butt Day was a Huge Success 🎊🙌🏼🎊🙌🏼🎊

With the help of the Garron Family's matching donations, $1,890,417 was raised on Wednesday Aug 13th. 🎊👍🏼🎊👍🏼🎊

🙏🏼 Thank You 🙏🏼 to my six sponsors yesterday. Together they raised $337.36 which got me $232 extra from the Garron Family matching.

💙🧡 Thank you Greg Mockler, Lise Lucier , Mike Belaus, Bob Nelson, Susan Doran Bashans & Melanie Doran 🧡💙

And the best announcement is.....WE HAVE REACHED MY HERO'S GOAL 🎊🙌🏼🎊🙌🏼🎊🙌🏼🎊

My heart is full. I could not have done this without my amazing, awesome, beautiful sponsors & supporters.

❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️

I am 4% over my Goal. And we have 18 days still to go. 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️

I will be riding the % we go over my Fundraising Goal (or as much as I can if it's a crazy number 😂 )

So far I will be riding 14 more KM over my 350km Goal.

Let's Keep This Going. 🚴🏼‍♀️💙🧡🙏🏼

Aug 13 Kick Cancer's Butt Ride

Today's Kick Cancer's Butt Day was awesome. Received 6 donations 🧡🙏🏼💙

My heart is full ❤️

Raised $337.36 and now waiting to see how much I will get with the matched. If they raise more than $1,300,000 then we each get a % of what we raised, so everyone gets some.

And the weather was great tonight for a ride. Better than my Sun evening HOT ride that took me 1:27:00 to ride 20km's 😫

This time, 25km in 1:23:36 👍🏼👍🏼

But one question, why are the June Bugs (as we called them growing up) so angry.😆

Kick Cancer's Butt Day TODAY 🎊🎊

Hey 👋🏼

If you are wondering what to do today 🤔 just wanted to pass on that today is Kick Cancer's Butt Day. All donations will be matched up to 1,300,000.

Pass the word to friends, family, coworkers, boss, that they can visit my donation page if they would like to Help in The Fight.

GreatCycleChallenge.ca/Riders/TraceyNelson

🧡🙏🏼💙

🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️

I am riding 350km (149 to go) and Raising $2,500 ($461 to go) for SickKids Foundation. To help The Garron Family Cancer Center who provides care, treatments and ultimately a Cure for Kids' (and all) cancer. 💙🧡

Thank you ❤️

Kick Cancer's Butt Day - Tomorrow

🧡 KICK CANCER'S BUTT DAY 💙

Tomorrow All Donations Will Be Matched - up to $1,300,000

Only $461 Away From My Hero's Goal for SickKids Foundation .

Let's Do This 🙏🏼

Aug 10th Ride

This heat this summer is crazy. It slows me down. 🥵

I can do 25km in 1:25 but tonight I did 20km in 1:27 😩

I know it's not a race, but it makes the fun rides feel like work. 🚴🏼‍♀️

But I keep fighting through it, cause I know what the Kids' have to go through 🙁 and riding in the heat isn't anywhere near it.

💙🚴🏼‍♀️🧡🙏🏼 We will keep riding for SickKids Foundation & the Kids'

I have completed 58% of my riding goal and 82% if my fundraising goal. Getting so close.

Spread the word 🙏🏼

Aug 9th Ride

My Map My Ride app by Outside stopped mapping my ride after I paused it when I stopped for a break half way. Can only put one pic in the blog so the map should say 51.18km.

This heat needs to go though. Don't see a 100km ride if this heat stays. It gets too warm after 10am.

Enjoy your day 😊💙🚴🏼‍♀️🧡

Spread The Word...Kick Cancer's Butt Day

🚴🏼‍♀️Mark Your Calendar 🚴🏼‍♀️

🙏🏼 Spread The Word 🙏🏼

Wednesday August 13 is Kick Cancer's Butt Day. All donations will be matched up to $1,300,000 💙🧡

I am $461 away from my Hero's Goal 🤞🏼

Help in the Fight.

Aug 7th Ride

Nice evening ride. One week done. Let's keep going !! 🚴🏼‍♀️🧡💙

Aug 4th Ride

A great holiday morning ride. 🚴🏼‍♀️

Aug 3rd Ride

A tough 51km but still a good one.

Aug 2nd Ride

Beautiful evening for a ride 👍🏼🚴🏼‍♀️👍🏼

Aug 1st. Day 1.

Always make sure I do a ride on the first and last day. Did a small one this evening.

💙🚴🏼‍♀️🧡

🚴🏼‍♀️ Starts Tomorrow 🚴🏼‍♀️

August we ride with Great Cycle Challenge Canada for SickKids Foundation .

On average, approx, 25% of the 1,700 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year are treated at the Garron Family Cancer Center.

I'm Riding 350km & Raising $2,500 to support research to develop treatments, provide care, and ultimately find a cure for Kids' and all cancers.

2 More Sleeps

Two more sleeps 😴 till we start our Ride for the Kids' 🧡🚴🏼‍♀️💙

4 Days To Go

Let's get ready. 4 days till we start logging our rides. Let's do this 🚵🏻

Tribute Day

🚴🏼‍♀️ 7 Days To Go 🚴🏼‍♀️

Next month, I am riding 350km in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer for SickKids Foundation

And my challenge starts NEXT WEEK.

My 350km challenge will be tough, but it's nothing compared to what these brave kids and their families face every day of their lives as they battle this terrible disease.

Kids should be living life, NOT fighting for it.

Please support my challenge to help the Garron Family Cancer Centre provide care, develop new treatments and to end childhood cancer and save little lives.

$24 in 24 hrs

Today Great Cycle Challenge Canada has a Challenge for us Riders.

Raise $24 in 24 hrs.

Let's Help SickKids Foundation and the Garron Family Centre care for, find better treatments, and ultimately Find A Cure for Kids', and all, Cancer.

🙏🏼🚴🏼‍♀️💙🧡

August 2025

Just over a month to go. Let's do this 🧡🚴🏼‍♀️💙

Hendrix - GCC Ambassador 2025

Behind this beautiful smile is Hendrix. He is this year's GCC Ambassador. He is only 5 years old and already has had to go through so much. 🙁

We are Riding for Hendrix this August. And for all the Kids' Fighting for Life.

10th Year Riding

I just signed up for my 10th year to ride with Great Cycle Challenge to Help Fight Kids' Cancer for Sickkids' Foundation.

I will be Riding 350km (plus the % over my Hero's Goal I receive), and I am Raising $2,500.

I hope I can reach, go over, or smash my Hero's Goal.

Our wish is that one year we All will be riding to celebrate the Cure for Kids', and all, Cancers.