Ways to participate

Ride, walk or run by yourself, or as a team with friends, family, or colleagues. This year, register for free. That’s right, for free!

Corporate Team

Enjoy a fun and exciting team-building experience with your colleagues throughout the month of June by riding, walking or running to reach your distance goal and help fund lifesaving research.


Participate in the Corporate Health and Wellness Challenge and improve your team members’ health and wellness while fundraising for a great cause. Plus, see how your organization stacks up against the competition with our fundraising leaderboards. The winner will walk away with one of our coveted Corporate Challenge Wheel Awards!


Team

Get in the team spirit by gathering family and friends to fundraise and get active together toward your collective fundraising and kilometre goals. Participating as a team equals more fun and more funds raised!


Tip: Add a co-captain to help manage your team, and update your team page.


Individual

Once you register, set a kilometre goal and share with your supporters. Remember to personalize your Participant Centre to help showcase your efforts!


Tip: Use the Strava fitness app to track your Ride Kilometre Challenge. Set goals, measure progress, and see the results directly in your Participant Centre. 


Become a VIP fundraiser

Power up your support for Heart & Stroke while elevating your experience, it’s a win-win! Only 9% of our event participants are VIPs (Very Important Philanthropists) and yet VIPs are responsible for an incredible 30% of our funds raised! VIPs enjoy personalized fundraising support that includes valuable fundraising and health and wellness tips that will help you cross the finish line.

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Fantastic prizes to be won!  Learn more about this year's contests and how to win great prizes on our rewards page here. 

Make a donation

Did you know that one person dies in Canada every 5 minutes from heart disease, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment?


More than 3.5 million people in Canada are living with these conditions, and as our population ages and more younger people are being diagnosed, the urgency to beat heart disease and stroke grows.


Your support will fund life-saving research across Canada that will help people who are currently living with the effects of heart disease, stroke and vascular cognitive impairment. Help better the outcomes for those who will be diagnosed with these conditions this year.


Together, we will make every beat count!

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FAQs

We’ve tried to answer many common questions below, but if you need additional help, please get in touch.

  • Is there a registration fee to participate in the Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart?

    We’ve removed registration fees to be more inclusive, get more people active and to share more hearts this year! We encourage everyone to help in our fight against heart disease and stroke, by fundraising our suggested minimum of $150.  Thank you for your support!

  • Can I support Heart & Stroke and the Ride for Heart without participating? How can I donate?

    We are extremely appreciative of any donation to support the work Heart & Stroke continues to do in our fight to beat heart disease & stroke, which is the second leading cause of death in Canada. We need your support now more than ever so that we can continue to do the important work we do. To support someone participating in the virtual event, please donate through their personal page which you can find by searching for the participant on our website. Otherwise, you can make a general Ride for Heart donation.

  • Is there a KM minimum to participate?

    No! You can do whatever distance or activity is best for you. We encourage you to participate in our Kilometre Challenge to add to your KM total throughout the event. We can’t wait to see what you accomplish!



  • Are children able to participate?

    Children of all ages can participate and should complete their ride, walk or run activity under the supervision of their parents or guardian.

  • I want to share my photos for the Ride for Heart, where should I do this?

    We encourage you to share your photos, accomplishments and more on social media. It is a great way to share in the experience together as a community of supporters.  Make sure you use the hashtag #HeartAndStrokeRideAsOne. 


    And if you’re part of our Corporate Challenge or a VIP, you can also use our secondary hashtags which are #RideCorporateChallenge or #RideVIP.


  • How do I register for the Ride for Heart?

    You can register for the Ride for Heart through our online registration. Join as an individual, team of friends and family, start a corporate team or take on the challenge of being a VIP participant.  Learn more about how you can get involved!


    If you participated with us in either 2023 or 2024, you can sign-up using your username and password from last year.  If you participated in 2022 or before, you will need to create a new username and password.

  • Can I register as an individual, group or team?

    Yes, you can register as an individual, a group or a Corporate Challenge team.


    Individuals are single participants who are excited to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and participate in the Ride for Heart. Please select the General Participant option to begin during registration.


    Teams are defined as two or more people who will be raising funds and participating together. So, if you’re participating with at least one other person (such as a friend, co-worker, group or club member), choose the Team option when registering.


    The Corporate Health and Wellness Challenge is an employee engagement experience organizations can use to stay connected while giving back to their community. Corporate Health and Wellness Challenge teams can be made up of any combination of riders, walkers and runners and compete against other organizations in weekly activity and fundraising challenges throughout the month of June.  You can learn more about the Corporate Health and Wellness Challenge here.


  • I would like to participate with my husband/sister/child/friend. Do I have to register everyone separately?

    Yes. Each person simply has to complete the online registration form and sign an event waiver. If a participant is less than 18 years old, a parent (or custodian/guardian) will have to sign the waiver on the child's behalf.


    Through our online registration system, you can register additional participants while completing your own registration. Once you get to the confirmation screen, there will be an option to register another participant.  Please select this, and then complete the steps for all additional participants.


    Thank you so much for encouraging others to join you. Register now.


  • Is it possible to change a registered Group or Team name?

    Yes, your Captain (the person who registered the team) can make this change in their Participant Centre. This includes Corporate Challenge team Captains as well.

  • How do I set my kilometre goal?

    If you are looking for a place to publicize your goal, we recommend you add it to the text on your personal page.  To edit your personal page, follow the steps here.  How high you set your goal is up to you!

  • How can I track my kilometres?

    There are two ways to track your kilometres.  You can input your kilometres manually or you can set-up a Strava connection.


    You can pick which way works best for you or do a combination of both – either way you choose your kilometres will be reflected in your participant centre.

  • What is Strava?

    Strava is an app that is available for PC, IOS and Android devices that amalgamates fitness data in one place from a number of devices.  Ride for Heart uses Strava to import your kilometres progress directly to your Kilometre Challenge.  Using Strava to track your kilometres is optional and you can also input your progress manually following these steps.

  • How do I connect my fitness device to Strava

    A number of fitness watches, as well as android and ios phones can be used with Strava to record kilometres towards your activity challenge.  For more information on how to connect and use each device, Strava help centre here.

  • What activities in Strava count towards my Kilometre Challenge?

    Once you connect Strava to your Ride for Heart participation centre, any activity recorded in Strava under the headings “Ride”, “Walk”, or “Run”, will automatically be counted against your Kilometre Challenge.

  • What kind of activities can I do if I don’t want to ride, walk or run?

    You can choose to participate how you want to participate, with the activity, the distance and/or time of your choice during the month of June. Whether it’s riding a bike, walking or participating in something else active, physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke.