Progressio per Patientia
"Progress through suffering"
I have a friend (perhaps "riding acquaintance" is a more accurate term) named "Elden Fat Cyclist". Actually, that's his stage name. His real name is "Harold Fat Cyclist".
Harold has been involved in Livestrong for a while and - for reasons that will become obvious if you read his blog - this year has decided to organize "Team Fat Cyclist", to try to win the team competition of the Livestrong challenge.
This year, Livestrong has decided to hold a ride in Seattle. Their goal is apparently to do a shortened version of a Tour de France mountain stage, with an advertised 7900' of elevation gain over the 101 miles. That would, AFAIK, set a new standard for centuries in these parts, with the ever-popular (many would say "over-popular") Flying Wheels Century clocking in at 3500', and even the difficult 7 Hills century at only 7000'.
Or, to put it another way, this ride will involve a significant amount of pain and suffering. Since signing up for rides that are harder than I should is a bit of a tradition for me (not to mention being a tradition for Harold), I signed up last week.
That's where you come in.
The event is a fundraiser for cancer research, and I'm looking for people to sponsor me in this undertaking.
For the first $250 that's donated, I will match every dollar, and then Microsoft will match my dollar. So, if you donate $10, the total will be... well, it will be more than I can calculate on Sunny Seattle Spring Sunday.
If you can spare some money to help out a worthy cause (cancer research, not me suffering), please head on over to my fundraising page.
Comments
Anonymous
April 26, 2009
I'm going to be riding the Livestrong challenge in June, and I'm looking for sponsors. You canAnonymous
May 02, 2009
I wish you success. The correct Latin is "Progressio per patientiam."