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Nina Hudson

Three years ago, at the start line of a fundraising ride in the Ottawa Valley, I found myself doing two things at once: scribbling notes about a rider's homemade tick-prevention kit while mentally tallying how registration numbers had shifted from the previous year. That split attention — half storyteller, half number-cruncher — pretty much sums up how I work.

Two Ways of Seeing the Same Ride

I spend my mornings reading donor data, event turnout patterns, and public health reports on tick-borne illness across Canada. Afternoons are for something messier: talking to volunteers, riders, and people living with Lyme disease, then trying to render their experiences honestly on the page. Neither half feels complete without the other. The spreadsheets tell me what's happening; the conversations tell me why it matters.

What Grounds the Writing

I've pedalled portions of these charity routes myself, mostly to understand logistics before writing about them — how rest stops get planned, how volunteers coordinate, why certain kilometre markers become emotional checkpoints. That hands-on layer keeps my analysis from floating too far above the actual experience.

When I sit down to write, I'm usually aiming for a few things:

• Clarity for someone attending their first fundraising ride
• Depth for organizers comparing year-over-year event data
• Honest context about Lyme disease research and advocacy
• Practical notes drawn from actual ride-day logistics

If you're curious about the numbers behind these events or the people riding them, I'd love to hear from you — reach out anytime through /contact.