With personal and family connections to  Parkinson’s, David Newall and Peter Istvan created  this cycling event to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease and raise funds  for Parkinson’s research.

Over the course of three days (July 13-15, 2012), we will be pedaling to raise awareness and research funds for Canadians diagnosed with Parkinson’s. There will be a number of distance options for each day of the ride from 30 to 160 km and you can ride one day, two days or all three days.

For more detailed information please see the event website:

www.pedalingforparkinsons.ca

The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease and raise funds for Parkinson’s research.  Parkinson Society Canada’s National Research Program funds research into the cure, cause, prevention, improved treatment and/or understanding of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.

Hopefully, you can participate by either making a donation, participating, or doing both!

Pedaling for Parkinson’s (in Parry Sound)

Click here to donate:

https://secure2.unxvision.com/PSC/event/Donation.asp?crypt=aA94CwJjD3gWLycdCgIVZxYMchoKc3sHfiYhFWJ8Z3ISGWgMBwp2ER0mKxdjbXpzankO

How can you participate:

Option 1 – Make a donation, thank you!
Option 2 – Collect donations, ride along, as little, or much as you want.

Thanks, keep pedaling,

Peter

More info on Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease. Movement is normally controlled by  dopamine, a chemical that carries signals between the nerves in the brain. When  cells that normally produce dopamine die, the symptoms of Parkinson’s appear. Currently,  there is no cure.

Parkinson Society Canada

http://www.parkinson.ca/site/c.kgLNIWODKpF/b.3531701/k.BCD8/Home.htm

Michael  Fox

http://www.michaeljfox.org/

Krembil Neuroscience Program

http://www.uhn.ca/About_UHN/programs/KN/

Few videos:

How would you cope with Parkinson’s?

Parkinson Society Canada | “Struggle”

To register and for more information please go to:

http://www.ontariotrysport.com/parrysoundtri/index.htm

Adult Sprint, Duathlon, and Try-a-Tri as well as a Kids of Steel race are available.

How can you participate:

Option 1 – Make a donation, thank you! – Click here:

Option 2 – Collect donations, ride along, as little, or much as you want.

Click here to learn how to join the ride and support the cause.

Hope to see you there.

Length of rides is such that both will return around the same time.

Date is May 15th in McKellar. 25km East of Parry Sound on Hwy 124

This is FREE to all members and open to the public.

The gun goes off at 8am so please be there by 7:30 to rack your bike, have a coffee and get ready to race!
The club has rented the McKellar Community Center Hall so there will be hot beverages and indoor change rooms available.

Click here to register

Click here for more race info

Check out the details here

This is a non-club event and everyone is welcome.

Multisport Information night is 2 hours of question and answer time with Multisport Coaches and multiple Ironman finishers David Bialkowski and Brent Baker.  Come armed with your questions about equipment, training, racing, local multiport events and the Nacho Average Triathlon Club.  Jason Vurma from Multisport Canada will be on hand to answer questions about the 3 great Multispotrt Triathlons hosted here in Muskoka.  Refreshments provided by Oliver’s Coffee and Diesel House Coffee Roasters.

WHERE: Muskoka Fitness Club Hwy 118 EAST (behind the ESSO).