Cycle for Survival success

The Cycle for Survival event was yesterday and it was a record-setting success. Thanks to the generosity of all that were able to donate the event raised over $6.1 million in support of clinical trials at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Our Mintz’s Mentschen group had a great time and look forward to riding in Cycle for Survival again in 2013. I was lucky enough to have been invited to ride on the Team Fearless bike in honor of the event founder, Jen Goodman Linn (www.youfearless.com), who lost her cancer battle this past summer. Following are a few pictures.

Our Mintz's Mentschen team

Me on the Team Fearless bike

The check presented to MSKCC

As one event passes our focus turns to plans for participation in LiveSTRONG challenge and other events. We’re definitely participating as a team in the Philadelphia LiveSTRONG event in August and several of us may even go out to Davis, CA for the event there in June. Note that we are looking to up the ante this year with Mintz’s Mentschen by setting a goal of raising $40,000. Our plan for reaching that goal is to recruit more people for our team. If you’re interested in helping to raise funds to kick cancer in the face while making new friends and getting some exercise please JOIN US! Email me with any questions you may have but really there’s no “risk” on your part. Ride distances range from 10-100 miles and the financial commitment is that you raise a minimum of only $250. We will be riding together on weekends to prepare for these events and will train you physically and with all that you need to know so that you are ready on event day. PLEASE join us now so you can maximize your training and fundraising lead time before the event. If you are ready to JOIN just click here and then on the “Mintz’s Mentschen” link to register.

The next week will be a bit of a whirlwind since I’ll be traveling for work, then to Florida for a wedding the day after I return home, followed by my PET/CT the day after I return from Florida. As always, I will share the results of the scan here as soon as possible.