Mark Carrington

11years All Star
Mark Carrington
I am riding 400 km in memory of Sjaan and Gerda van de Kraan. Please sponsor me and support my challenge to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.
I've Ridden 347.2 km My goal is 400 km
My Rankings
  • National: 49th
  • State: 18th in NSW
I've raised $5,671 to fight kids' cancer Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Sjaan and Gerda van de Kraan

Sjaan and Gerda van de Kraan

Tante Sjaan and Tante Gerda were sisters. In 2022, Gerda died with cancer on the same day as her sister Sjaan, 3 years earlier. My ride is for both of them. My wife misses her weekly chats with Gerda. We miss them both. ps., Photo is of Tante Sjaan.

My Story

26 Jul 2024

Every year I ride for kids cancer - 11 years and still going. The old days of riding a big challenge across a map are gone - the last one from Melbourne to Shoalhaven Heads in 2022 was hard work (and the weather was wet)

Last year I had an idea to ride the rail trails for Victoria. That did not happen as Lorraine broke her wrist and we moved house. I will look again to riding on the rail trails in Victoria to look for orchids. Who knows. Meanwhile I will aim to ride more than I have - harder work now as Gordon is not exactly a bike friendly place to cycle from That is why my target is little - not a lot of time and no fitness.

Cancer is the largest single killer of children from disease in Australia – over 600 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and sadly, 3 die every week.

Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

Please support my challenge by making a donation through my fundraising page to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.

Together, we can save little lives.

Thanks for your support.

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 11 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.
  • 1,056 km Ridden
    $2,557 Raised
    2014
  • 2,570 km Ridden
    $4,415 Raised
    2015
  • 1,236 km Ridden
    $2,510 Raised
    2016
  • 1,328 km Ridden
    $2,990 Raised
    2017
  • 1,185 km Ridden
    $3,333 Raised
    2018
  • 1,378 km Ridden
    $4,446 Raised
    2019
  • 1,973 km Ridden
    $3,947 Raised
    2020
  • 1,350 km Ridden
    $3,515 Raised
    2021
  • 2,111 km Ridden
    $3,154 Raised
    2022
  • 523 km Ridden
    $4,003 Raised
    2023
11years
15,057 km
Ridden
$40,541
Raised

My Challenge

  • $5,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just hit $5,000 to fight kids' cancer! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 7 days ago
  • 11.2 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Thursday, October 31, 2024
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  • 30.3 km ride - Lunch Ride - Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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  • 8.1 km ride - Lunch Ride - Monday, October 28, 2024
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  • 14.8 km ride - Lunch Ride - Sunday, October 27, 2024
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  • 18.1 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Friday, October 25, 2024
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  • 17.5 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Thursday, October 24, 2024
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  • 4.4 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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    Logged this ride 16 days ago - View on Strava
  • 22.3 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Monday, October 21, 2024
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  • 24.3 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Friday, October 18, 2024
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  • 19.4 km ride - Lunch Ride - Thursday, October 17, 2024
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  • 4.4 km ride - Back Forest Rd+Bolong Rd - missing bit - Thursday, October 17, 2024
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  • 4.6 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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  • 12.6 km ride - Morning Ride - Monday, October 14, 2024
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  • 9.7 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Sunday, October 13, 2024
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  • 14.7 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Friday, October 11, 2024
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  • 9.6 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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    Logged this ride 29 days ago - View on Strava
  • $2,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $2,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved LEGEND LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 29 days ago
  • $1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 29 days ago
  • 8.4 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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  • 17.7 km ride - Lunch Ride - Monday, October 7, 2024
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  • 4.3 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Sunday, October 6, 2024
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  • 21.1 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Saturday, October 5, 2024
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    Logged this ride 33 days ago - View on Strava
  • 20.0 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Friday, October 4, 2024
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  • 24.4 km ride - Morning Ride - Thursday, October 3, 2024
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    Logged this ride 35 days ago - View on Strava
  • $500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 35 days ago
  • 17.1 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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  • 8.2 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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    Logged this ride 37 days ago - View on Strava
  • $250 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 38 days ago
  • $100 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 104 days ago

My Sponsors

  • Kick Cancer's Butt Day Matching Donation
    “Here's your matched donation from our generous supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
    $1,495.28
    Received this donation 29 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks for your support. The matching worked well to galvanise a few key donors”
  • The Saville Foundation
    $1,000
    Received this donation 29 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks for your support over the years. Great things came from those Leo Marquard halls. all those years back”
  • Match Day Matching Donation
    “Here's your matched donation from our generous supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to fight kids' cancer!”
    $419.10
    Received this donation 14 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks for your support. The matching worked well to galvanise a few more key donors”
  • Lorraine van der Weide
    “Keep on pedalling”
    $250
    Received this donation 29 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much - really appreciate the support”
  • James Bigger
    “Congrats on the progress, Mark, and all the best for the rest of the ride! Keep up the great work for the kids!”
    $150
    Received this donation 15 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much. Really appreciated”
  • Claudia Fisher
    “So worth the sweat, go Mark!”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 37 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Danke schön, Claudia. Time to get motivated for riding”
  • Gundog Estate
    “Great work Mark and all the best!”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 29 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks Matt and the team. Gundog Rose in the fridge to celebrate”
  • Helga Dancke
    “Mark- you always impress me with your continuous support and engagement for children with cancer. I am glad to be able to be part of your great work .”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 15 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Danke schön, Helga. Always brings a smile to receive your support”
  • Anonymous
    $124.20
    Received this donation 6 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks for your support. Hit reply on my email so I can thank you personally.”
  • Nick Reid
    “Congratulations - a most worthy Cause”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 15 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much mate. Good news is your donation could well be matched fully. That can be your prezzie. Happy birthday.”
  • Gordon Lambert
    “Enjoy the ride for such a worthy cause, Mark.”
    $103.50
    Received this donation 38 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks Gordon. Really appreciate the promotion too. Comes at a challenging time in the cycle challenge journey”
  • James Brown
    “Tremendous effort Mark!”
    $103.50
    Received this donation 33 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks mate. Hard to believe that 10 years has slid by since we met in Tokyo”
  • Nance-Lynn Greenshields
    “Keep up the good work Mark! Lorraine’s aunts would be so proud of you! Best wishes for a great cycle! Nance”
    $103.50
    Received this donation 19 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much. Loved your Portugal photos. Was a toss up between Portugal and Australia when I moved.”
  • stephen sylwester
    “Mark -- An awesome decade+ of work .. inspirational”
    $103.50
    Received this donation 7 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much. That knocks off the $5k target and my matching clears the lifetime target.”
  • Bernard Gunther
    $72.45
    Received this donation 7 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks Bernie - so much love the support from all the years back”
  • Jon McClay
    $72.45
    Received this donation 6 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much. Been a long while to be reminded of Northampton times”
  • Mark Newbury
    “Keep on peddling!”
    $72.45
    Received this donation 38 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much mate. You are #1 on the leaderboard”
  • Phil Jones
    “Good on you, Mark. I’m glad to support you in this cause.”
    $72.45
    Received this donation 30 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much Phil. Did a lot of riding this week on the South Coast. I think about you each time I ride down Gerroa Road. This is where we had to use a tube strapped around the tyre to limp into Werri Beach. Rode it every day in pieces”
  • R Martin Forster
    “Keep on pedalling Mark!”
    $72.45
    Received this donation 30 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “Thanks so much Martin. Give a huge hug to Debra.”
  • Jennie
    “Have a good ride, thank you for supporting such a great cause! Hugs galore”
    $71.42
    Received this donation 33 days ago
    Mark Carrington
    Mark
    “You just bought tears to my eyes. A donation deep from the heart. You are so special. Huge hugz”
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