Thank you everyone for supporting me in riding the Iron Horse Classic to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation! The race was held on a beautiful sunny day (one of only a few we’ve had this spring) and it was special in a lot of ways. Outside Magazine just named the event as one of 50 you have to do in a lifetime. I've done it twice now, so I guess I'm down to 48 something or others left!
The men’s race was won by 56 year old Ned Overand, the oldest elite racer in the field, who battled the youngest rider to the top of Molas Pass where he proved that cunning and experience will almost always overcome youth and enthusiasm!
The Mayer brothers, who started the event 40 years ago when one was an engineer on the train and the other a bike rider decided to race each other to Silverton, came back to town to do it again. And the bike rider rode the same bike he peddled over the hill 40 years ago!
Everyone on our team finished the race and we raised about $150,000.00 for Livestrong.
This year, when the hills got steep, I chose to concentrate on the people who are close to me that are going through the battle with cancer. When you think of what they do, everyday, with no choice, it made the peddling a little easier.
At the dinner Saturday night, so wonderfully hosted by President Dean Thomas at the new Student Center and Fort Lewis College, a short film, The Livestrong Manifesto, was shown. I’ve posted it here and hope you’ll take a minute to watch it. It tells you where your money went and you’ll feel good about it!
http://www.livestrong.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Strength/LIVESTRONG-Manifesto
One in three people will have cancer in their lifetimes. People like you, supporting people like me, have raised over $400 million for the cause. Here’s an example of how that has been leveraged: In Texas, Livestrong was the prime mover in successfully lobbying the state to appropriate 3 Billion Dollars for Cancer research!. Now that is leverage!
So thank you and know you’ve supported a great organization!
And here is another short film about this year’s Iron Horse Classic!
http://303cycling.com/iron-horse-40th-edition
I wish you health, happiness and a wonderful summer!
Thank you so much,
Jackson
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