RTCC 2013 VLOG #4 - It's official, I'm in!

You read that right! I've officially raised my minimum of $2500 to participate in the Ride to Conquer Cancer!

I've been asked a few times about why riders need to raise so much money to participate in the Ride.  That's actually a really good question considering other rides like the Ride for Heart only require riders to raise $100, and the Ride to End MS only require riders to raise $250 or something like that... It seems like a heck of a commitment to have riders buckle down and raise $2500 each at first glance.

One thing that immediately comes to mind is that the Ride to Conquer Cancer is a completely different undertaking thank the smaller rides taking place across the country.  For one, the distance is largely MUCH less with these other rides.  The distances can range anywhere from 25KM to 100KM with the longest distance being 160KM with the Ride to End MS.  The important thing the realize here is that the rides are almost always a single day.  Where the RTCC is different is that they have to also find funding for tents, showers etc for people to rest and repair overnight and get set for day two as well.

So how much of your donation actually goes to research and programs you might ask? Well 10% of all donations go to paying for the logistics of the ride.  That includes the police who make sure the riders stay safe, tents, food, drinks, services etc.  I've been told there's actually a cap of how much that 10% can actually be.  For instance, if someone donated $1B, they wouldn't take $100M of that I would assume...I haven't been able to gather that nugget of information though.

People ask me why I'm putting my legs and taste buds on the line for the RTCC.  Well you know what?  For every pepper I eat, and every muscle that hurts, I get a glimmer into what people suffering from this illness have to deal with... and you know the important thing about that? It's a temporary distraction!  As a healthy 30 year old guy, I've got no problem putting my body on the line in order to make people donate to the cause!  It's all in how you look at it right?

A little disjointed point for now... But there is much to do!
See you at the finish line!
K