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Nearing the End

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Crew change

At 1:00 we changed crews. Ruth, Vic and Josh are now following Arvid in the minivan. At our last calculation Arvid has about 100km to go. Even though we have full confidence in Arvid we’re still nervous and excited. We

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24 hour stats

501km, 21:45 on bike, 23.4km per hour average speed, no regular sleep

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Bad winds

Arvid is fighting very strong crosswinds not in his favour. We are 85 km from Truro. He had crosswinds in the prairies but not this bad. Keep Arvid in your prayers, he needs an extra push right now.

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July 14 Press Release – Final Day!

Press Release Grandpas Can Fastest Bike Across Canada1 July 14, 2011

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Last province!

In Nova Scotia!!! Halifax here we come!

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100 Huntley Street 9am

Melissa McEachern will be giving a live phone interview from the follow van this morning at 9am on 100 Huntley Street on Global. Tune in to get an update!

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Morning exercise!

Mr. Mulli doing his morning exercise on the number 2 highway!

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261 km to Halifax (Deadline 9:06 PM AST

@ 6:43 AM, 261 km to Halifax (Deadline 9:06 PM AST) Victor Sent from my iPhone

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Good morning!

The sun is slowing rising, we just did a crew change and Arvid is tired but staying strong peddaling around 20 km per hour. We are just heading through Moncton. Thank you for your comments and prayers they are really

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335 km to go, 9:06 PM (AST) deadline

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403 km to Halifax City Hall at 10:24 PM ( AST)

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How are you feeling…

After a 9 hr shift following Arvid. Melissa: “Mr Mully are you tired?” Mr Mully: “I’m not tired I’m on holidays.” He makes it sound easy but it can be quite intense at times in the chase van. I have

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Another climb

New Brunswick is beautiful but there are a lot of hills to climb. It feels like every time we go down a small hill we climb a bigger one. Arvid is still looking strong, but the constant climbing must we

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462 km from Halifax City Hall

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Project Description

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Participate

To participate by riding your bike in support of MCF, download the PDF.

GrandpasCan 2020 Training

Arvid's stats are updated daily in an online spreadsheet. Click here.

Prayer Requests

May 20: As the ride begins, pray that we will have strength equal to the task ahead!

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About MCF

Charles Mulli is a former street child from the slums of Kenya. He became extremely successful in business, but then God called him to give it all up and care for the orphaned and abandoned children still on the streets in Kenya. Charles Mulli is the founder and CEO of Mully Children's Family. To learn more about MCF, click here.

Arvid's Role

God has called me (Arvid) to be an ambassador for Mully Children's Family. I have chosen to use ultramarathon cycling as my platform from which to fulfill this calling. You can follow my ride, here, at www.grandpascan.com/ride. To read more about me and my story, click here.

Donate

I am asking you to help. I am trying to raise funds for the ongoing and capital expenses for the child mothers program at MCF. This program provides the critical life skills the young mothers need. To learn more about donating, click here.

Media Contact

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