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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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He doesn’t stop!

He doesn’t even stop for media interviews! Arvid talking to the media while riding through NB Sent from my iPhone

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Every minute equals $200

Ben and Dori Sawatsky from Spruceland Forest Products in Edmonton, AB have committed $200 per min that Arvid is ahead of the Guiness World Record when he finishes in Halifax, up to $30,000. This is above their $20,000 committment. Thank

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Km update

Arvid has 550 more kilometers to go to reach Halifax! Keep the encouaging messages coming, we read all your messages to him! Go Arvid Go!

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Live Finish Ustream Party Tomorrow

Join other Winnipeg followers/family/friends/fans to watch the live Ustream of the finish at NKMB Church (1315 Gateway Road) tomorrow (Thursday) late afternoon or early evening, time to be determined. Follow the website.

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Pushing out the story at unofficial wifi sponsor location

David and Evan Balzer peeled off of the support crew in Ottawa but haven’t stopped being the media crew for Grandpas Can.  As they travel back to Winnipeg by car, they are pushing the story to media outlets with press

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Good thing Ruth is here!!!

Arvid’s wife Ruth keeps us all in line & offers some encouragement to Arvid!!! Sent from my iPhone

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Camera crew on hwy 2

We were just stopped on the side of hwy 2 by a camera crew from WAGM FOX 8 in Maine, USA very cool!!!

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Arvid’s in NB! Race against Time, It’s going to be Close!!!!

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Wicked downhill

Arvid hit 60 km down that hill go Arvid!

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Daily Stats

471km, 19:40 bike time, 24 kmh ave speed, 90 minutes sleep, 2, 5min naps

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Press Release for July 13

Press Release Grandpas Can Fastest Bike Across Canada July 13, 2011

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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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