In honor of my wife, who is fighting for her life through various leukemias and had a stem cell transplant 4/1/22, within a 30 day period July 9- August 6 2023 I have decided to race 2 IRONMAN events (Geneva, NY and a Lake Placid New York, an open water swim race of 750 meters, and Age Group Nationals 2 weeks later competing in both the Olympic and Sprint distances over two days (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), in the hopes of raising $50,000.00 which will fund 1,200.00 testing kits. Pam is way tougher than any IRONMAN I know, battling pain and ups and downs every day, but we will get to the finish line. IRONMAN has agreed to donate anything over $1,850 to www.DKMS.org who helps find stem cell donors. Please help me reach my goal! An IRONMAN is a 2.5 mile swim, 112 mile bike and marathon. A 70.3 is half that distance. Phew!
Read more about my story "Malvern Husband Competes in Triathlons for Blood Cancer Patients" and "Labor of Love".
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