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@mmrfteam4cures
The “ Magnificent 7” celebrating in Bristol #CT tonight at the #RoadtoVictories banquet! Together they will ride the final 62 miles of their #crosscountry journey tomorrow to Jennings Beach! That’s 3400 miles across the country! Congratulations and THANK YOU!! #R2V #JanssenOncology #MMRF #mmrfteam4cures (at Bristol, Connecticut)
Good luck today Jennifer Lane - your 3rd race with the #mmrfteam4cures!! @chimarathon #ChicagoMarathon #curecancer #chicago #26point2 (at Chicago, Illinois)
Spectating is hard... but not as hard when your this cute w/a custom cheer shirt! @chimarathon #ChicagoMarathon #mmrfteam4cures #26point2 #chicago #curecancer (at Chicago, Illinois)
GOOD LUCK to our #ChicagoMarathon team racing tomorrow! Already $60,000 raised! We're already so proud of you! @chimarathon #mmrfteam4cures #running #marathon #26point2 (at Hilton Chicago Hotel)
Get In & Get Perks! Our @ironmantri athletes at #LakePlacid enjoy serious race perks like priority #bike racking, #free #training programs & coaching from @tomhfit + so much more! Get in now for only $250 (140.6) or $150 (70.3)!! Link in bio!
Today is #GivingTuesday!! Please consider donating to one of our events or participants and take part in making 2016 a record breaking year for the #MMRF and #enduranceevents team! We've raised $3.4M and counting! (Link in Bio to event pages!) #MakeADifference #DonateToday (at Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation – MMRF Endurance Events)
We ❤️the #NYPD! And they like our orange too! Thanks for all you do today and every day! #NYCMarathon @nyrr (at Upper East Side)
Good luck today #NYCMarathon team! Thank you to our proud sponsors @takedaoncology #JanssenOncology @celgene #BMS (at Verrazano–Narrows Bridge)
Off to Staten Island for the #NYCMarathon! We'll see you @ Mile 17.5! Good luck everyone! #mmrfteam4cures #takedaoncology #janssenoncology (at Central Park South, NYC)
George Anderson
Carmel, NY
About 3 years ago, George’s mother was diagnosed with Stage Four lung cancer. The doctors gave her 6-8 months to live. His parents had been divorced for 30+ years, however they had recently rekindled and gotten back together. George’s mother battled her hardest for almost two years before cancer took its toll on her. “Two days after Christmas, Dec 27th, 2014, she passed away with my head in her chest as I listened to her take her last breath. It killed me.” At the time, George was also facing a battle of his own; on race day, he will be two-years and two-weeks sober. “As she [his mom] was battling, I had made the decision to quit drinking for good and take my life back. I realized so much of who I am through my parents getting back together. So through my mom's battle I managed to stay sober and still going. My mom was strong and had a heart of gold. She showed my how to fight and become a better person I am today. We know how to fight.”
George got into triathlons out of curiosity from a Facebook post. He was hanging out with his mother one day and came across the NYC tri on Facebook. So he registered and got in by lottery. He never knew what a triathlon was, so there he was, blindly going into a triathlon. He trained for what he thought he knew and even had to buy a bike. Come race day he did very well and was shocked with how well he did. So shortly after he got a coach and been training and racing the last 2 years. George has done 4 Olympic distances and one Half in Atlantic City last year. He said, “This is how I cope with addiction and loss of my family and friends to cancer. It helps me fight that much harder.” George’s support team is a lot of friends and mainly family. After being divorced for over 5 years George, like his parents, is back with his wife and kids. His parents really inspired him to change his life.
A week before the race George said, “Coming down to the wire there's so much going through my head. I feel [like] I've failed at a lot in life and this is my second chance to make it right. So, I'm hoping I've put in enough blood, sweat, and tears to where I will keep moving forward and don't stop. I'm also very scared because it will probably be the most difficult physical [thing] I've ever done. And the way I am mentally, the more pain [there is] the harder I go.” It was all worth it for George because his wife and kids were there to watch him cross the finish line.
George has raised $5,000! To support George go to: http://support.themmrf.org/goto/ganderson
Ellen McCarthy
Falls Church, VA
Ellen finished IRONMAN Lake Placid just 2 weeks ago and wrote this poem below in honor of her race/training experience and mother whom she lost to MM this past winter. Ellen is our top fundraiser for the 2016 team with over $29,000 raised! Ellen will be going to The IRONMAN World Championship in Kona along with 4 other teammates from the MMRF!
The Ironman
No jewelry
No Gucci No Prada Nope. Nada. Here's my plan For the Ironman Run, bike & swim I'm in this to win Mantra for the day Stay strong & pray First lap hold back Second attack The swim will be tough The water gets rough Stay focused & calm This is for Mom The bike is next Up the 3 Bears & head West Water & fuel The number one rule Last is the run I hear it's not fun The end is in sight Head down and fight!
With Love and Gratitude,
Ellen
To donate to Ellen’s fundraising go to http://support.themmrf.org/goto/mccarthy
Check out @kjlarimer crushing it on the run yesterday in #IMLP2016! Kristen raised over $25k and won an entry to #Kona with @ironmantri #mmrfteam4cures (at Ironman Lake Placid 2016)
Congratulations to Heather Jackson on winning #IMLP2016 and setting an unofficial new course record @ironmantri. #mmrfteam4cures (at Ironman Lake Placid 2016)
We are so proud to sponsor the #IMLP2016 #Volunteers. What an amazing group of humans helping make dreams come true! #OlympicOval @ironmantri (at Ironman Lake Placid 2016)
Here's Matt Dreyfuss leaving transition earlier! All the athletes are crushing it in this heat on the bike! #IMLP2016 #mmrfteam4cures (at Ironman Lake Placid 2016)
With the @ironmanvoice and all smiles as we kick off another inspirational year at #IMLP2016 with the #mmrfteam4cures @ironmantri (at Lake Placid, New York)
Never Quit, Never Stop, Not Now, Not Ever.”
Robin Rudman
Columbia, SC
Robin was planning on racing with the MMRF Team for Cures in Lake Placid last year but when her husband, Gary, needed a stem cell transplant at that time she decided it would be best to stay with him and race in 2016. Robin’s training had suffered as they searched for the next step in this journey. Beginning in early February 2015, Gary & Robin began to look for medical opinions beyond the advice they were receiving from his doctor at Emory. They knew that they couldn't "wait & see… we'll do something when the blood work changes". Robin said, “why should we wait if something else could be done.” They found themselves at MD Anderson several times in March & April 2015. The April trip gave them the official diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. They came home with a 3 month game plan for chemo, and then a re-check to see if he was ready for a stem cell transplant. Robin did the math.... 28 day Revlamid, Valcade, & Dexamethasone beginning in mid April X 3 cycles = Return trip to MD Anderson in early/middle July, the same time IRONMAN Lake Placid was set to take place in 2015. So Robin deferred her entry until 2016. Robin is very positive about the diagnosis, “As scary as it was to receive the diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, it was also a relief. We now have a way forward. We know what it is, we're already involved with MMRF and see the great work they are doing to find a cure.”
Gary and Robin have been constantly supporting each other along the way, whether it is support for Gary’s treatment or support with Robin’s training. Gary likes to tell Robin that he bought his bike 7 years ago because he wanted to ride together, and although they don't actually do that much, he's way faster than her! As it turns out, the bike opened up a whole new world for Gary. He has made some great friends through cycling, and those friends have stood by his side through this diagnosis. Cycling has become his therapy. It's his release, and it's when he can forget that his back hurts. Robin says, “That inspires me because I can't even imagine what his back pain must be like day in and day out with little relief. Any pain I have training pales by comparison...and my pain will subside in a day or two.”
Robin joined the 2015 MMRF team in late July 2014 because they knew one day that his diagnosis would be MM. She just never thought it would be this soon. Robin joined the team because she wanted to help find a cure before Gary needed it, and she wanted it to be sitting there waiting for him when the time came. Robins positivity continues, “Well, it didn't quite work out that way, but because of MMRF, there are so many maintenance and management therapies available now. Those therapies improve life expectancy and quality of life. My hope is for a cure one day. In the meantime, my wish for Gary is the best possible quality of life for the very longest time. He is a fighter. If you've met Gary or seen his Facebook page, you know his motto:
Never Quit, Never Stop, Not Now, Not Ever.”
To support Robin go to: http://support.themmrf.org/goto/RobinNGary