February 22-23, 2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
indoor spin bike; stayed in one place but burned a lot of calories
Calories
expended during ride: JEFF 17,140 [yes that is not a misprint!!!]
Where:
Hersey Center in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
More photos at www.gearsracing.com
Read Jeff and Kevin's comments
The 24 hour
spin was bigger than ever!! The Gears Team rented the Hersey Centre to
hold 195 spin bikes for 1800 participants on teams ranging from 14 soloists
who did rode their spin bikes for 24 hours straight to teams of 2 to 24
people. An incredible event for an incredible cause.
To entertain the participants the Gear's Team lined up some great entertainment.
Unlike many other events the cost of the event itself was paid for through
the bike registration and through people who volunteered their time. This
allowed us to give 100% of all donations to the cancer charities.
Our friend
Fredrik Carlberg, Jamie Layfield & Hamish Gordon who like us road solo.
Here they are early in the 24 hour event; ok let's just say I have pictures
of them at the end where, well, they don't look quite as good!!
Diane Rushton,
one of the 24 hour spinners, looking a little tired around hour 19!!
Like the Coast-to-Coast
ride daily dedications we dedicated each hours to those impacted by Cancer.
Here is a picture of our friend Jamie Layfield with his relative Janet
Steffan, her children and her mother-in-law Vivian. Over a three year
period Janet lost her husband, her father, and her father-in-law to cancer.
We were honoured and humbled to be riding for such a great family who
have overcome so much. We MUST find a cure for this awesome disease.
Kevin and
the Gears crew pulled out all the stops to entertain the participants.
Here he is dressed up and spinning with some professional disco dancers
in the background. Imagine wearing that outfit while spinning under hot
studio lights.
Kevin and
I told our Coast to Coast story during an hour of the spin. There is a
60 minute video highlighting our trip.
During the last hour I got to ride with the Gear's instructors and close
out an absolutely world-class event put on by Kevin, his business partner
Ira, and the entire Gear's team. Between our Coast to Coast Ride Against
Cancer and the Gear's 24 hour spin, we have raised over $500,000 directly
for the charities we are supporting. Hopefully this will help make a difference
in the fight against cancer.
Closing out the Gear's 24 hour spin with the great instructor crew from
Gear's. Ira, Kevin's business partner, is on the far left.