Ron and Dorothy Strasser
And this keeps my exuberance for cross in perspective... so many of us are
sooooo lucky so far.
Yes... thanks to all putting their time in for Livestrong.
ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Hormann"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:49 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Livestrong Challenge
> The last rider to finish was a cancer survivor who road alone through the
> rain and wind for most of the day. At one point she was at least 5 miles
> behind the next to last rider. Often moving along at barely a walking
> pace,
> with inspiring fortitude she never wavered in her determination to finish.
> A sag wagon stayed with her and even offered to give her a ride back when
> it
> seemed she was not going to make it. She replied, "I've got three hours
> until the course closes, I'm going to keep going". And she did. She
> finished
> the 70 mile course in just under 8 hours, long after most of the
> participants had gone home. Maybe the second hardest thing she's done in
> her
> life. You know what the hardest thing was.
>
> So for all of you who helped make it possible today for this rider to keep
> going, Team Rubicon, Portland Velo, and all the other OBRAites and just
> plain folks who volunteered and made a difference...thanks.
>
> Doug Hormann
> Course Safety Chair
> Livestrong Challenge Local Organizing Committee
>
>
>
>
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