The terrain: what can one say? A 5 mile climb at 6% grade. A 3 mile climb at 8% grade. Most of us would have difficulty merely walking up a hill that steep. Much of the climbing is at an elevation of more than a mile. RAAM covers over 170,000 feet of climbing. That is like climbing 5-6 Mt. Everests. He trudges on …
I had no idea that people could posesss a figure-of-speech radar Raam. But clearly from the list of ones I wrote that you rattled off, such a thing exists. Wouldn’t you say it’s impossible to avoid them completely? I do find it funny though how some people just love certain phrases and other people cringe when they hear the same thing. It’s always a subject of curiosity for me.Thanks for inspiring this essay and appreciating me sharing your words. I knew you wouldn’t mind!
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GrandpasCan 2020 Training
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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.
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.
I had no idea that people could posesss a figure-of-speech radar Raam. But clearly from the list of ones I wrote that you rattled off, such a thing exists. Wouldn’t you say it’s impossible to avoid them completely? I do find it funny though how some people just love certain phrases and other people cringe when they hear the same thing. It’s always a subject of curiosity for me.Thanks for inspiring this essay and appreciating me sharing your words. I knew you wouldn’t mind!
No idea how Arvid does this. Amazing.