Pelotonia 2014 - my first century...and oh yeah we raised $11 million too...
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imgur.comPosted Aug 10, 2014, 2:38 PM UTC
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imgur.comPelotonia www.Pelotonia.org was this weekend and I had an absolute blast! My first pelotonia, my first century, really a great ride and one I will certainly remember. IT was wild having a crowd cheering you while your ride over the span of 100 miles of central Ohio country towns, including pretty much the entire city of Granville,OH raucously cheering us through the chute on their downtown main street.
The event raised over $11million for cancer research this year, and in the 6+ year history of the event has raised just $78 million!
What a day...
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OOOOOOOH the whole event raised $11M. When I read this the first time I figured you had some incredibly wealthy friends.
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The amount you raise depends on what distance you sign up for, and all 4 of us raised $1800+
Thinking about doing the full 180-mi distance next year!
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That's awesome that you found a way to exercise AND raise money. Bravo!
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Cool. I wanted to do this, but the minimum fundraising scared me away. Same with Pedal To The Point.
I don't make a bunch on monies, and I am weird about asking for money. I want to do it, but I can't afford to be on the hook for the balance...if it came to that.
Good for you, though. I bet it was an amazing experience.
Yeah its intimidating but I had some corporate help. A lot of companies match 100% of what people raise or give whatever is needed to make the minimum.
OSU students get a 50% decrease in their minimun too
That's cool. Maybe I can talk my boss into it, next year. Doubt it, but I'll give it a try. Thanks!
Kudos, btw. I'm about to do my first century next month. Pretty stoked.