{"id":26739,"date":"2020-06-11T23:52:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T03:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26739"},"modified":"2020-06-11T23:52:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T03:52:51","slug":"imagine-ride-posts-successful-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/imagine-ride-posts-successful-first-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine Ride posts successful first week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aurora resident and founder of Imagine Ride Meghan\nSeybold has recorded 600 kilometres in distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is currently riding in partnership to raise money for\nJack.org to support youth and mental health awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After one week, she is already over a quarter of the way\nto accomplishing her goal of riding 2,200 kilometres; a feat she says, she will\nhave accomplished by the week of June 28. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She virtually rides on Facebook Live and Zwift on Mondays\nand Wednesdays and on the weekends, she will be outside riding on a path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked how the first week felt, Seybold told The\nAuroran everything felt so great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel really good about the distance that was covered,\u201d\nshe said. \u201cYou know it\u2019s one thing to train indoors on a trainer and it\u2019s\nreally different to be out on the road. You\u2019re not prepared for things like the\nwind and the heat. Saturday was a really windy ride.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She felt tired and sore come Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday while out on the road, Seybold turned a corner\non a path she was winding down and encountered another group of cyclists. She\ndidn\u2019t have enough time to pull her foot out of the clip and she crashed down\nhard on her knee and her hip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says she is continuously aware of her surroundings\nand this unlikely incident left a \u201cgoose egg\u201d on her knee. She chuckled\ndescribing the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine Ride raised $25,000 prior to the first week and\nsince then, has amped up the grand total to $28,685. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think what amazes me is the support from the people I\ndon\u2019t know. Donations, coming in from across the province. Eastern Ontario and\nwestern and a mix of local, such as friends and some large contributions from my\nneighbourhood and I am so grateful for that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What also amazed Seybold is how her neighbours and childhood\nfriends stepped up. Some friends participated in the virtual ride this week,\nstepping on to an extra bicycle to ride with Seybold. A childhood friend, her\nhusband\u2019s friend and her husband, came out on Sunday with her outdoors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou underestimate the value and how much support means.\nThey\u2019ve been out every night [riding] with me on Mondays and Wednesdays,\u201d\nSeybold said with gratitude. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off the bike, Seybold is well prepared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She ensures she gets adequate sleep, loads of water and\nstretches daily; all pertinent to riding for hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has also made a connection with the owner of\nAthletify in Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Dunne heard what Seybold was trying to accomplish\nand offered her a NormaTec product, designed to be a muscle relaxer for your\nlegs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seybold uses this product pre and post ride. This\nrecovery mechanism pressures the leg and releases fluids within creating more\nblood flow around the muscles it is soothing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She calls them spaceman legs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seybold is excited to see how the next month will unfold and is extremely appreciative of everyone around her showing their love and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Robert Belardi<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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