One of the reasons I love being part of Team Rev3 is because they just do awesome stuff. And it makes it insanely easy to support them.
Apparently at HQ a few weeks ago, there was a conversation that went down something like this:
“With all the buzz that we’ve gotten over the last few years, I really think we need to up our game and look for new ways to give back.”
“How so? You mean like offering complimentary back waxing to help hairy male athletes swim faster at our races?”
“No. Like doing something big for the Ulman Cancer Fund. We’ve supported them in a lot of ways in the past, but I’m thinking about something BIG.”
“Like what?”
“What if we tried to raise $100,000 for them? That could do a lot of good for people with cancer, right?”
“Heck yeah, but how are we going to do that?”
“Let’s run across the country. And invite others to join us along the route or run with us ‘virtually’ and tally up their own miles.”
“Shiver me timbers! That idea it the cat’s pajamas. Let’s start planning.”
Okay, well I’m pretty sure that no one said the last part. But the rest of it was pretty accurate. Even the back waxing part.
Starting Monday, March 26, a bunch of Rev3 staff and a few members of the AG team will start off running from Oceanside, California and won’t stop for 21 days when they reach Washington D.C. And they will be working on raising $100,000 in donations to the Ulman Cancer Fund all along the way.
Unfortunately I won’t be able to join them in person, but especially since my family had to start battling cancer head on last year with my dad’s lung cancer diagnosis, their mission really hits home for me. Me and the rest of the Rev3 AG team will be tallying up our training miles with hopes of at least matching the Run Across America team’s +3,000 miles over the same 3 weeks.
There will be more details on how you can help support the crew on their journey physically, emotionally and financially over the next few weeks. So stay tuned. Until then, if you have it in your heart to donate anything to help the team, please do. See the link on my blog’s sidebar or go directly to http://rev3tri.com/america/donate/
I’m fortunate enough to be able to plan my triathlon schedule 9 months out from now. Others have doctors telling them that they won’t be around by in 9 months. This is for them.