Tour de Cure - Meet Dave Berkey

Описание: Dave Berkey is riding for a cure! Donate to the cause at this link:
https://pages.lls.org/tnt/calso/ambbr...
Follow the ride on Strava and at   / dave.berkey.5  

The Story:
As some of you may know, I have been raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society since 2002, participating in their Team in Training endurance training and fundraising program. But why? How did I choose LLS and TNT?

Unlike most of my TEAMmates who have family or friends directly impacted by blood cancer, I feel LLS found me more than I found it. I didn’t have a connection to blood cancers in my family nor in my circle of friends. After running the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in 2001, their newest event, the Virginia Beach Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon, offered a chance to run my first half marathon, raise funds for a good cause and make it into a weeklong vacation to see family and friends back in Virginia. So that’s exactly what I did.

Team in Training became the primary charity for Virginia Beach in 2002. I wanted to return so I was “adopted” by the Virginia TNT chapter while training in California. And for the next 11 years, I returned as “the TNT guy from California”.

After years of running, I converted to cycling and continued to raise funds for LLS. On May 25th, I will be leaving the L A area to cycle to Lake Tahoe leading up to the 100-mile century ride around the Lake on June 4th. Six blood cancer warriors will ride the entire distance of roughly 600 miles and 29,000 feet of climbing while others join us for one or more days of our 8-day journey. I plan to chronicle our amazing adventure on both Strava and Facebook, so please follow the sights, sounds, and fun of our ride.

And back to the question of why? I offer 2 answers – 1) I am a bit of a creature of habit and when I find something meaningful and enjoyable, I stick with it. and 2), the amazing folks I have met over the years. To name a few, Jamie Alamillo, a courageous survivor who organized the Ride to Tahoe, survivors Tim Nash, Bill Gault, Bucky Johnson, Leighton Read, and my amazing running and cycling TEAMmates over the past 21 years.

So please follow our adventure on Strava or Facebook and use the link to my fundraising page to make a donation to LLS. Thank you!