If you found this blog, chances are you clicked on the link at my website devoted to the Tour of Courage: www.tourofcourage.ca/goto/markbussanich. If you happened upon it via some other path, please take the time to visit the link above and donate to my ride to fight cancer.
I thought it would be useful to create a blog to post my progress regarding fundraising and training for the Tour of Courage. Also, as people donate, I am learning about their stories. If I get permission, I will post some of those stories here since they are inspirational.
For those who don't know, I will be riding my bike, along with many others, for 90 km. The purpose of the ride is to raise awareness for cancer research and I am fundraising for the BC Cancer Foundation. This is not only my effort. Many will particiapte and we each have our personal goals.
At this early stage, I have two main goals:
1. to raise as much money as possible; and
2. to train so that I can complete the ride in under 3 hours.
I only started fundraising two days ago and the response has been tremendous. I want to thank everyone who has donated so far and I want to encourage everyone to get the word out. Have your friends visit my website and make a donation. I began with a goal of $1000, as was recommended by the Tour. But, things are going so well so I decided to raise my goal to $2000. If the response continues as positively, I will keep raising the bar.
I will post more details about training as time goes on. For now, I will be riding to and from work twice a week. The ride is only about 9 km so it is more of a sprint. I will also be doing one longer ride each weekend - starting at 40 km and getting longer as the summer progresses.
Check back often to read more.
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