I am absolutely blown away by the generosity of my friends. Seriously. You guys are amazing. If, by chance, you missed out on my Facebook and Twitter spam, here’s what I’m up to:
One of my personal goals this year was to complete a Century Ride. Another goal was to do something to benefit a cause I believe in. Well, by the end of this endeavor I will have completed one of those two goals. Hint, it’s not the Century Ride. Sure, the Tour de Cure falls just shy of the 100 mile requirement for a true Century, but honestly I’m not sure if I’m up to the challenge of a Century just yet. So instead, a 75 mile ride!
While the Tour de Cure falls short of a Century, it does help out with the second personal goal I listed: doing something to benefit a cause I believe in. Many of us have witnessed the lives of loved ones impacted by diabetes, and many of us may eventually find ourselves impacted by this disease ourselves. To do my part, I will be cycling in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure fundraising event.
So, here’s the update: I’ve already had to increase my initial goal once, and it looks like I’ll be doing it again before too long. I’m 73% of the way to my $1,000 goal, and if we crush that I’ll double it to $2,000. Amazing. So if you have the means to…help out?
Here’s the breakdown day-by-day:
So there you have it. Things are going well so far, and my training is coming along. Tomorrow morning I’m going to attempt a longer ride to help extend my endurance. I have plenty of time to train, but I’m hoping to get a jump on things by upping the training in advance. I’ll be spending a lot more time in the saddle, but I guess that will help break in that nice new Brooks Saddle, right?
Anyway, while the training is entirely on me, I’m asking my friends and family to continue donating to the cause if they can afford to do so. I really want to push this as far as I possibly can, so if you have the ability to pitch in, no matter how big or small, I greatly appreciate the support.
Here’s my plan, I want to give the credit where credit is due, so I’m going to maintain a list of the folks who’ve shown support thus far. Without them, this wouldn’t be possible:
- Andy Volk
- Danielle Cuisinot
- Ofer Shaked
- Michael Evans
- Lynn Kysh
- Ryan and Melina Reich
- Michael Gleeson
- Brigett McLafferty
- Rod Naber
- Kitaho Kato
- Andrea Moed
- Erin and Cardy Anima
- Bruno Furnari
- Marco Zagha
- Russ Reich
- Joshua Paredes
- Jared Elson
- Becky Uline
- Brenda Silvia
(note: if you’re listed and you’d like me to link somewhere specific, please let me know.)
