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Mully Children’s Family part 1

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Sorry, it’s Arvids morning news

Gotta love the auto correction. 🙂

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Arbors morning news

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Morning update

Stayed for night in Moosomin. Arvid had 2 hr and 10 min of sleep time. We crossed into Manitoba at about 6:45 CT. Arvid seems to feel well and is riding strong. We are coming up to Virden, just short

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Great news

We finally have 3G coverage after a full day of basically no media. We will start getting the morning shots in shortly.

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Late Night Ride

Arvid pedals through the night at 12:30 in the morning. Sleep is overated.

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Did you know that Arvid…

> 1. wears a beautifully tied scarf under his left knee. No one knows why. > 2. that his left thigh has only 2 thirds the circumference of his right thigh. > 3. at speeds up to 75km/h he still

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After the nap update

15min of nap time sure make a difference and 2pcs of chicken kick into gear again! Arvid is averaging a good 25 km/h now and ok again.

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Sorry for the update delays

We have not been able to upload any video or pictures since late afternoon in Regina. Coverage is good enough for phone calls and tweeter but that’s it. So we were trying Ustream but no luck. Without full 3G coverage

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Winds

Finally we have good coverage again and we can upload more footage of the day. We are entering Regina now.

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Prepping the 2nd crew

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Great friends on the side of the road

Arvid always finds time to say hi and take a picture. Thanks for the great support.

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Nap time

Arvid is having a nap and we went for a walk. Only 10 mins.

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Road drinks

guess which one Arvid prefers?!

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24 hr Update

> 24 Hour Update/ > Distance: 524km/ > Hours on bike: 19h 47min/ > Avg. speed: 26.5km/h/ > Sleep: 2hr 10min (incl. naps)

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Project Description

To read the full project description, download the PDF.

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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