Ian Henderson: Having a blast at the Ride for the Cure

Hello to all my donours on the Novartis Pharma Ride for the Cure,

First let me say thank you for your generous contributions to our fundraising: we are at $85,000 after Chez Piggy restaurant in Kingston contributed the equivalent of our dinner bill last night (Saturday).

I've met at least twenty new friends at Novartis on this trip and the potential for new friendships is fantastic.

It's been said that tour cycling is mostly Zen and a little bit anorexic. We ride hard and think happy thoughts, keeping each other's spirits high with compliments on our pulls while in front. A six hour day gives us lots of time to contemplate why we are riding so far. It's a little bit anorexic because we have to eat and drink regularly or we will bonk (run out of energy). We still all have good appetites at breakfast, lunch and dinner and no one is gaining weight.

Thanks again for helping me qualify to participate in this most rewarding endeavour.

Ian