Video of the second official day of the Perth to Albany ride. Sunday was a rest day but we were back on our bikes yesterday riding from York to Pingelly through Beverley and Brookton.
We cycled 87 kilometres and the team was just brilliant. Great ride.
You can still donate to Cancer Council WA by going to the secure donations page.
We’re finally on the road.
At nine o’clock this morning our team of seven cyclists and our trusty support crew said goodbye to friends and family as we left 98.5 Sonshine FM in Como to begin our ride for cancer. If you missed the details you can read all the details at my previous post, Cycling to fight cancer.
Today’s a big day with a ride up Greenmount Hill followed by several more challenging hills until we get to York this afternoon. It’s a tough road but I’m reminded that those who are facing cancer often travel a much harder road. I’m glad to be relatively healthy and happy to do what I can to help people facing some tough times.
If you haven’t had opportunity to donate so far, please click on the SPONSOR ME button in my sidebar or just follow this link.
As I try to balance cycling and radio boradcasting over the next week I’m not sure how much opportunity I’ll have to update you during the trip. I’m hoping it’ll be often but I really don’t know if that will happen.
Thanks for your support.
(I really need your help to get the word out about this. Please read and act on the ‘Help spread the word’ section of this post.)
It all begins tomorrow. I’ll be one of seven cyclists who will start riding from Perth to Albany, a distance of over 500 km. It’s all for a cause that touches most of our lives.
We don’t like to talk about cancer so we can start believing that we’re alone in facing its cold hand. The reality is that since I’ve started talking to others about it I’ve only encountered one person who hasn’t been personally affected by cancer.
Back in February my wife’s sister passed away at the age of 41 from cancer. It wasn’t the first time that our family had journeyed with loved ones facing cancer.
I believe that it’s time to give people who have been touched by the many forms of this terrible disease a chance to tell their story.
Each morning for a week I’ll be sharing cancer stories on my 98.5 Sonshine FM radio programme before hopping onto my bike just after midday to cycle to the next town.
Cycling to make a difference.
During the ride we’ll be raising money for Cancer Council Western Australia. I’ve spent some time checking out the services they provide and I can assure you that their work is absolutely vital.
Click here if you’d like to donate through a secure website. Your donation will make a big difference, no matter how big or small.
Help spread the word.
I need a huge favour. I’m begging you to share the link to this post through your blog or whatever other means you have available. To make it easy you can simply click the following links to share on Facebook or Twitter.
Here’s the itinerary:
Saturday 17th October 2009: Perth to York – 97km
Sunday 18th October 2009: Rest Day
Monday 19th October 2009: York to Pingelly – 87 km
Tuesday 20th October 2009: Pingelly to Wagin – 100 km
Wednesday 21st October 2009: Wagin to Katanning – 55 km
Thursday 22nd October 2009: Katanning to Cranbrook – 80 km
Friday 23rd October 2009: Cranbrook to Albany – 91 km
TOTAL: 510 km
If you’d like to donate towards a wonderful cause, just click this link.
Time has gone so quickly and I’m now only a couple of days away from riding from Perth to Albany to raise money for Cancer Council WA. If you haven’t had a chance to donate yet you can head to my secure donations page right now or click the SPONSOR ME button in my sidebar.
If you’re in the Perth area and would like to farewell the group of seven cyclist who are taking part you can join us at Sonshine FM in Como from 8:30 this Saturday morning. It’d be great to have a bunch of people showing their support so please be part of the farewell if you can.
If this is the first you’ve heard of the ride you can fill in all the gaps by reading my previous post, Breaking the silence on cancer.
If it hasn’t touched your life yet, I can almost guarantee that it will.
We don’t like to talk about cancer so we can start believing that we’re alone in facing its cold hand. The reality is that since I’ve started talking to others about it I’ve only encountered one person who hasn’t been personally affected by cancer.
Back in February my wife’s sister passed away at the age of 41 from cancer. It wasn’t the first time that our family had journeyed with loved ones facing cancer.
I believe that it’s time to give people who have been touched by the many forms of this terrible disease a chance to tell their story. Whether you’ve lost a loved one or survived cancer, I want you to break the silence and let people know that you’ve been through some deep waters. Together we can let others who have been touched by cancer to know they’re not alone.
What’s your story?
Please use the comments section of this post to share your story. Have you been touched by cancer? Are you battling cancer now or beaten it in the past? Does a loved one have cancer? Have you lost a friend? If you’d rather not leave your story in the comments section of this post, you can go to my contact page and send me an email.
Help spread the word.
I’d also ask you to share the link to this post through your blog or whatever other means you have available. To make it easy you can simply click the following links to share on Facebook or Twitter.
Cycling to make a difference.
As well as giving people opportunity to tell their story I’m about to undertake a bike ride of over 500 km to raise funds for Cancer Council Western Australia. Click here if you’d like to donate through a secure website.
I’ll be joined by six other cyclists and each morning for a week I’ll be sharing cancer stories on my 98.5 Sonshine FM radio programme before hopping onto my bike just after midday to cycle to the next town.
Here’s the itinerary:
Saturday 17th October 2009: Perth to York – 97km
Sunday 18th October 2009: Rest Day
Monday 19th October 2009: York to Pingelly – 87 km
Tuesday 20th October 2009: Pingelly to Wagin – 100 km
Wednesday 21st October 2009: Wagin to Katanning – 55 km
Thursday 22nd October 2009: Katanning to Cranbrook – 80 km
Friday 23rd October 2009: Cranbrook to Albany – 91 km
TOTAL: 510 km
If you’d like to donate towards a wonderful cause, just click this link.