me and my coach

The summer is here and that means it’s time to train for the Courage Classic  3-day, 150-mile bike tour. The Courage Classic is an annual cycling event to raise support for the Children’s Hospital of Denver. If you’ve been tracking the blog lately and know about Kai… you know that this year’s ride holds special meaning for me. It’s an opportunity for me to give back in a little way to all of those great people in metabolics, neurology and genetics who helped us determine a diagnosis for Kai. That diagnosis took about 4 weeks of regular visits to the Children’s Hospital. The people at Children’s are exceptional at what they do. I know firsthand.

This year, every pedal stroke will be for my little man, Kai. So what can you do to help? I have a few ideas:

1. Send me a comment to motivate me to train! I’m out of shape and need every bit of help I can get. Make it creative. A song would be nice.

2. Donate! I’ve set an audacious goal of $2,000 this year but I think we can do it! Visit my page here to make a tax-deductible donation. Any amount is good.

-Russ

Rebecca and Kai at The Children's Hospital (April 2009)