Athletes for a Cure

I can count on one hand the number of times that I have trained with someone else other than my wife over the past four-plus years. I joined a local triathlon club and have been promising to go to meetings for three years. I would really suck at any type of recovery program.

"Hi, my names Clint. I don't want to be here, don't like groups and am not telling you anything!"

The opportunities are many, the desire to train as part of a group just does not exist within me. I feel bad for the lady that conducts the Masters swim training at my club. She stares almost longingly at me every Tuesday and Thursday wondering when I might finally approach her and ask which lane to join. She stopped asking quite a while back but still stares, a glimmer of hope in her eye that is shattered as I slip into my own lane, put my head down and kick off the wall. I promise to get better at this but my schedule is my schedule and it changes constantly. One of the things I love most about what I do is that it is for me, does not depend on anyone else and I am in complete control over whether or not I hit the snooze bar or get out of bed at 5:30AM.

At some point though (it happens with everything)it has to become about more than just "me". So, with that little bit of background, I wanted to share with you just how important my membership in the fraternity that is Athletes for a Cure is to me. I joined earlier this year with a goal of raising $3,500 before Vineman. I joined not because someone asked me to, or because I needed a group to train with or any level of additional motivation. I have always been pretty good at pushing myself. Faster not older! I did it because I wanted to make a difference. I did it because of stories like the one below and others that have touched me even more deeply. I am certain that everyone goes through stages in their lives where your own mortality is pushed in front of you for consideration on an all too frequent basis. At 38 I consider myself somewhat lucky in this regard but man, the past year has been tough. Cancer sucks! Thank you to all those that have already contributed. If this is new to you and you have not see an e-mail from me, please take a look at the video below and help in any way you can.

I thank you, Susan thanks you, Jake (12) thanks you, Willow (9) thanks you and Jordan (16 months) thanks you. Together we can find a cure. Please click on this link to my personal donation page.




About Athletes for a Cure

Athletes for a Cure, a program of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, is a fundraising and awareness program to assist individual athletes in their quest to raise money for better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. Every dollar raised from the program goes directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

The online program provides athletes with multiple tools to create a home in the racing and fundraising community. Registered participants can upload photos, personal stories and race information on their own page; set donation goals; send emails to their friends and family through the "Friends Asking Friends" network; and watch as their donations climb.

About the Prostate Cancer Foundation

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the world's largest philanthropic source of support for prostate cancer research. The PCF has a single, yet urgent goal: to find better treatments and a cure for recurrent prostate cancer. The PCF pursues its mission by reaching out to individuals, corporations and others to harness society’s resources – financial and human – to fight this deadly disease.

Founded in 1993, the PCF has raised more than $370 million and provided funding to more than 1,500 researchers at nearly 200 institutions worldwide. The PCF has been a pioneer in the grant making process, simplifying paperwork for grantees, leaving more time for researchers to conduct needed scientific research. The PCF also advocates for greater awareness of prostate cancer and more governmental resources, resulting in a 20-fold increase in government funding for prostate cancer.

For more information about the PCF, visit www.pcf.org.