Rich Stan Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, I have always thought of Ironman as a very personal thing. Everyone races it for their own reasons and just arriving at the start line is an achievement in itself. Getting to the start of an Ironman takes some sacrifices, the many hours out training at the expense of time with family and friends. The thousands of rands spent on race entries, equipment, nutrition etc. I raced Ironman South Africa last year for the first time and I did it all for me. One thing which stuck with me from that day was the sense of togetherness and support that the Ironman community embraces. This year I have decided to race for something bigger than myself. A good friend has a very special little man. His name is Riley, and he was born with a rare genetic disorder that has left him with inability to use his muscles. His disorder is call Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and he has type one which is the most severe. SMA is the number one genetic killer of children under the age of 2. His disorder has obviously had a large impact on his family's finances. He has large medical expenses and needs around the clock care. I will be racing Ironman South Africa this year to try and raise some much needed funds to help out his family. If anyone out in Hub land can help me support this initiative it will be massively appreciated! Edited July 23, 2014 by Rich Stan DIPSLICK, Surv0MTB, flyluis and 5 others 8
davem Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Hi Rich Are you wearing any special kit so we can spot you. Count me in for R226.00. I will double it if you beat Garfield! Meentb, Lexx and Garfield2010 3
Rich Stan Posted March 17, 2014 Author Posted March 17, 2014 Hi DaveM Thank you so much!! I am planing to have Racing for Riley printed onto my shirt so you should be able to spot me. I'm not too sure how fast Garflied is, but will definitely leave nothing out on the course if beating him will mean some additional funds for Riley. Cheers domane and davem 2
Garfield2010 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Hi Rich I have transferred R226 and it will reflect tomorrow. DaveM how about we make it that the one with the slowest bike split between you and me on the official results donate another R226 to Rich? LOSMEICHERIE, Meentb, Jigghead and 3 others 6
davem Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Hi Rich I have transferred R226 and it will reflect tomorrow. DaveM how about we make it that the one with the slowest bike split between you and me on the official results donate another R226 to Rich? You are on! DIPSLICK, Andrew Steer, Tumbleweed and 1 other 4
Garfield2010 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 You are on! Are you even faster now than at Midmar?
Rich Stan Posted March 17, 2014 Author Posted March 17, 2014 Hi Garfield, Thank you so much! Hopefully I will see you out on the course in PE
davem Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Are you even faster now than at Midmar? Maybe we will see on the race course#playscardsclosetochest Edited March 17, 2014 by davem
Garfield2010 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Maybe we will see on the race course#playscardsclosetochest #thatmakes2ofus davem 1
Metzet Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Hey Rich this will be my third IM, so I've put in R226 for each of the others I've completed + this one (fingers crossed ) See you in PE ! Cheers Ratty, Andrew Steer, davem and 2 others 5
Garfield2010 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Hey Rich this will be my third IM, so I've put in R226 for each of the others I've completed + this one (fingers crossed ) See you in PE ! Cheers By the way Metzet how fast do you bike?
Rich Stan Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 Thank you Metzet! Really appreciate the support guys! See you in PE
Metzet Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 By the way Metzet how fast do you bike? 5h15 + 30mins at the Special Needs Garfield2010 1
Red Zone Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Edit, posted in wrong place Edited March 18, 2014 by Red Zone
Rich Stan Posted March 20, 2014 Author Posted March 20, 2014 Thanks you so much to everyone who has supported this! Riley's parents are blown away by the generosity of the good people on The Hub Firemeister and Garfield2010 2
Garfield2010 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks you so much to everyone who has supported this! Riley's parents are blown away by the generosity of the good people on The Hub The general person have no idea what these people have to face every single day of their lives. Go read again what the message says and then go google this illness. We should bump up this thread to get at least 100 hubbers to donate. How lucky we are to ride our bikes and live a healthy lifestyle every day when this boy doesn't even have a wheelchair nor will he ever know what it feels like to cycle. Maybe change the heading "All hubbers please help" or something that will make the MTB'ers and Roadies to actually open and read this thread. Edited March 20, 2014 by Garfield2010 slowpoke, Jigghead and Maniax 3
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