LIVESTRONG!

Thank you to everyone that helped support Mark in the LIVESTRONG ride on June 25th! We found out that the Orange County ride was the first LIVESTRONG event ever! Because of all of the help from family and friends, Mark met his fund raising goal and was awarded a signed, framed Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG jersey for getting the most individual donors! Mark and his sisters did complete the whole 100 miles (we measured it and it was really 105!). Mark claimed it was the hardest thing he's ever done. The course was pretty brutal...it started out nice along the coast then climbed up Santiago Canyon in the heat of the day (over 100 degrees)! My son, nephew and I became quite the popular cheerers. We suprised many riders every 10 miles or so, with a new sign, change of costume, added with lots of noise and enthusiasm...we were a hit! Mark measured that there was actually 7 hours of riding time, but with all of the red lights and rest stops, it took 10 hours!! It was quite an emotional and inspirational event and we couldn't have done it without the help and support of all of you!