Dave & Maxine's Bicycle Treks for Life & Breath. http://www.bicycletrek.org/ Cycle Across Canada and other cycle rides is to raise funds for lung research, and we do this through the British Columbia Lung Association to which all donations go directly. All costs of the trips are paid by ourselves. This year our rides are in the planning stage (watch this space!), but we will participate in the BC Lung 26th Trek for Life and Breath 2010. Donations very welcome! Please click for the official Lung Association donation site and: Donate in support of Dave or Maxine en Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:35:07 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Cycle Across Canada goes to Africa!

Cape Town

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”Uncle” Dave with Krystal and Jordan – and Table Mountain backdrop.

Dave is in Cape Town to participate in The Cape Argus cycle race which is held on the Cape Penninsula on March 14th. This is a 109 km race starting and finishing in Cape Town. There are 35,000 entries, including Lance Armstrong – and he need not worry about being beaten by Dave, because they are in different groups! Dave is the 65-69 years old group, and Lance (plus most of the other riders!) are in somewhat younger categories!

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Big Ride Across America

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Every two years the American Lung Association holds its Big Ride Across America, and this year the ride will be taking place commencing in June. Dave hopes to take part! But, and it is a big “but” each rider must raise a minimum of $8,000 in order to participate!

Here is my official web donation page:

Donate in Support of Dave

But at this time, I am just looking for pledges, and once they reach the minimum, I will then get the pledges converted to donations. If you wish to make a pledge, please email me with the details!

Email Dave

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Team Lung Life completes the 25th Anniversary BC Lung Trek

The weekend of 12/13 September saw our Team ride in the 200km Trek along with a total of some 400 other riders. Our Team raised just over $10,000 to support the BC Lung Trek The overall total raised was just over $400,000!

Here is our Team with Scott McDonald of the BC Lung Association:

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From the left: Jill; Rene; Jean; Rose; Maxine; Dave and Angela

The BC Lung Association is not alone in supporting research into, and victims of lung disease - see Mesothelioma Web

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Have you cycled in the open during a thunderstorm, and wondered how to avoid being struck by lightning?

The most common advice is to “remain in your car with the windows closed”! Useless advice for cyclists! We asked an expert, Dr William Burrows, PhD Research Scientist at the Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Research Section - Downsview, Ontario. Click here for his advice: Lightning

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Prairie Lightning photo courtesy Andrea Schneider @ PrairieAngels

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Click here to watch our animated slide show of our two trips across Canada and Dave's Icefield Parkway ride:

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If you have fast download and the "HQ" tab at bottom right is black, click on it to watch in High Quality (If the "HQ" is red, you are already watching high quality!)

The more you and your friends watch, the higher rankings we get which is good for potential future donors!!

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Yes - Dave needed a couple of hours surgery to fix the problem!!

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Nice jacket, but unfortunately so much rain, it lost all its waterproof characteristics before Newfoundland, and I had to buy another!

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Click this link to hear Dave on CBC radio and scroll down to Tuesday, August 12, 2008. "Cycling Canada. We meet Dave Livingstone, a 66 year-old B.C. man, who is cycling across Canada to campaign for clean air and also raising money for the Lung Association. Livingstone (runs 7:48)"

]]> http://www.bicycletrek.org/2008/08/british_columbia_cyclist_goes.html http://www.bicycletrek.org/2008/08/british_columbia_cyclist_goes.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:36:03 -0800 Nova Scotia | Cycle Across Canada Just to backtrack, here is my last photo before heading inland away from the St Lawrence Seaway which turned out to be my last fine day for quite a while!!

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A nice day along the St Lawrence - Riviere du Loup in the distance!

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Pont du Quebec

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I am now in Quebec staying a day in Montreal. I have been soaked through so many times, hard to remember what it was like to ride in the sunshine! At least the rain has stopped long enough each day for me to dry my tent!

Had a nice morning enjoying the cycle paths through Ottawa, but then spent the afternoon in real heavy rain finally making 191kms before a brief dry period enabled me to put up my tent, and then it rained most of the night

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In front of Parliament - Stephen Harper did not come out and see me!

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Mom and not so small baby moose! Steve took this one with his good camera!

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Storm approaching near Ontario Border

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Dave pedaled into Edmonton with cross winds from the South doing their best to blow him into the path of passing vehicles, and Maxine flew in as planned and we stayed with Chad and Laurie - many thanks for the stay!Before Maxine arrived, Laurie took me to the West Edmonton Mall:

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Jo and Steve were not with me, so I didn't have to go on this monster!!

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