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50 km to Medicine Hat

Arvid is still fighting strong crosswinds at this point. Basically a headwind coming from the South is holding him back. From Medicine Hat it’s back to a regular south wind, maybe even a tailwind.

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Pit stop

Arvid just stopped for 15min. Came into the RV for a cool off and a McDs milkshake. He put his feet in some ice cold water and chilled the bones for a bit. Wind going nuts outside.

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Strong South Winds

Cross-winds make for a tough ride!

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Another flat

Kevin and Juergen took care of it, while the media guy takes some shots.

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Tail wind

If the tail wind keeps up like this, the Wpg crew should be ready to go on Tuesday morning. 🙂

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Arvid in the Alberta prairies

Flats are good for cycling but kind of boring to look at compared to the beautiful mountains.

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Stampede

At the sight of some cattle at the side of the road Arvid gave us a heads up on this trip. He’s been known to coax the Black Angus into a full blown stampede to the point where he was

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2nd 24 hour update

Distance: 490 km Time: 20hours 18min Average speed: 24.1 km/h Sleep time was: 1 hr 55 min

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8 AM is breakfast time

Went ahead to prepare a bit of breakfast. Juergen is cooking up some omlettes for Arvid and the crew. Smells delicious in the RV. Can’t wait!! Food has been very good on this trip so far.

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More friends…

The GoGo girls met up with Arvid just about 15km out of Calgary. Thanks for the cookies Shirley.

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Bright morning sun!

We just made it through Calgary and Arvid is looking great. He has the shades on and really going strong. Too bad we didn’t see or meet anyone in Calgary. Was it that early? 🙂

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In Calgary

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Day 3

We had 2.5 hours of sleep. Arvid has left his comfy bed 30 min ago and is heading straight for Calgary. We are not sure of which street he’s taking through Calgary, but we’ll keep you informed as soon as

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Calgary here we come!

Arvid just left the support crew RV. He got some coffee for the start.

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Project Description

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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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