Bricks4Hope

What's It About

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The purpose of bricks4hope is not unique.  Many have been affected by cancer and have been motivated to make a difference.  Huge efforts to raise funding for the future of research and development of cancer treatment seem to be everywhere these days.  But these efforts are so popular because everyone involved understands the importance of maintaining focus on the future, the hope for others to chase.  This is not an attempt to be special, front and center.  This is simply a challenge to myself that hopefully interests enough businesses and people to donate to The V Foundation for Cancer Research.  After much homework, I've chosen The V Foundation because of their commitment to allocate 100% of contributions to the research and development departments of the leading scientists around.  (www.jimmyv.org) .  I'm very excited to have their blessing and support.     Donations can be made here www.firstgiving.com/bricks4hope .  Contributions are sent straight to The V Foundation and the tax deduction forms are sent promptly from The V Foundation.

What's The Challenge

Over the last several years, I have become a huge fan of cross training and the multisport lifestyle.  I enjoy triathlons of all distances, sprints to Ironmans.   Multisport training coined the phrase 'brick' to describe how your legs feel when you try to transition from a big bike workout to a big run workout.  Basically, you bike and run, back to back.  The sensation of running even a few miles after spending a couple of hours on the bike is very different than heading out for the morning 10k.  On July 9, 2010, I will attempt to complete a series of bricks (4 hours cycling, followed by 2 hours running), repeatedly, until I reach my destination.  I will leave from Lake Lanier, just north of Atlanta, and trek to the Tybee Island Pier in Savannah.  The journey is close to 300 miles and, I estimate, should take about 24 hours to cover, nonstop and through the night.  Again, the point of this is not to show what I can do, but to show what can be done when we keep a higher purpose in mind.  This is not about getting a medal or a t-shirt, but to sweat it out for one day to help raise hope for the generations to come.
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