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Training for the 2024 Mini is well on its way! This year will be my 8th in a row, and when I started training in 2017, 40 pounds overweight and completely out of shape, it was Tim White, a colleague at Rolls-Royce, who urge me on with training tips and overall encouragement. I finished with a time of ~2:23 … not stellar, but respectable for my first race, ever. Respectable, because the only goal was to finish.
Tim participated in several mini’s over the years too, some with his daughter Julia White. Unfortunately, Tim lost a ~4 year battle to ALS last June (https://www.flannerbuchanan.com/obituaries/timothy-l-white). During his illness, I was never able to convince Tim to ride with me. Him ride, I push. I regret not having that experience with him. But Tim was always more sensible than me.
This last Christmas while visiting the White family, Julia and I agreed to participate together in the 2024 Mini – with the plan to raise both awareness and funds for the cure of ALS and support of others with this debilitating disease. Hence, Julia and I have signed up for "Defeat ALS Your Way" because, together, our impact can lead to one day living in a world without ALS. The ALS Association is helping people all over the country living with this disease and pushing closer and closer towards a treatment and a cure every single day.
Now, this is where you and I come in! My fundraising effort is helping keep cutting edge research projects funded and ensuring people living with ALS are getting the proper care and support. Join the movement to cure ALS and put your dollar where it counts and help Julia and I reach our goal. Together, we all can have a huge impact in the fight against ALS.
Thanks so much for helping my fundraiser succeed and supporting The ALS Association and its programs.
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