Kevin Fons Fundrasing Page for Tahoe 09

Racing to Save Lives

Welcome to my Team In Training home page.

I'm training again to participate in America's Most Beautiful Ride, a 100 mile Bike Ride around Lake Tahoe (June 7th, 2009), as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training.

All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives.

Last year I raised $4900, this year I want to meet or exceed that amount.

What you should know:

• Leukemia and related cancers strike some 114,530 Americans each year and kill 54,480.
• Leukemia is the #1 cancer cause of death in children the ages 1-15.
• The good news is that the survival rate has risen from 4% in 1960 to over 90% in the last decade.
• Last year I raised over $4900, the Wisconsin team raised over $210,000, and over $8.5 Million was raised at this event last year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

My inspiration and motivation comes from the following people I am training and riding in Honor of:

Deborah Axleson About five years ago Deborah found out she had CML, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. She was told she would have six months to get a bone marrow transplant and oh yes, by the way you only have a 30 per cent chance of living through the procedure. Life wasn't very fun right then for Deborah, she was pretty scared, confused and angry. Laura, one of her daughters had just told her a couple months prior that she was pregnant. Shortly after She started the drug Gleevec, in less then six months of being on the medication, She was in remission!

Pete Stanis I have been best friends with Pete's older brother Zeke since college. Pete was just diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. Pete completed his first round of Chemo last week and has been his long road towards a cure. I am here to suport him anyway I can.

Bill Theys I attended Milwaukee School of Engineering with Bill and played softball with him after graduation. Bill is a husband and father of three! Bill was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 39. He is currently in remission and doing well with the love and support from his wife Julie, and three sons, Jake, Nate and Nick.

Margaret Ford - Friend of Peter Colon - Sportcrafters..

Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission.

Updates -

3/3/09 - The Windsor Elementary School Student Council voted today to do a Penny Challenge to help me raise funds to help cure cancer!! I am so proud of them, their generosity, and their eagerness to help!

3/6/09 - First Outdoor training ride of the year, no more inside training for me now that I rode outside.

3/16/09 - Legs are shave so Hockey is officially over and Cycling is in full force!

3/27/09 - Pete Stanis started chemo last week and is on his long road to a cure.

3/29/09 - Total Miles so far 327, Total Calories burned 10,176 , plan is to put in over 1000 miles on the bike by the end of the ride in June.

4/12/09 - Total Miles so far 532, Total Calories burned 17,030; been on the bike for 34 hours, 44 minutes. It was a good week, I got in 129 miles in 5 days of riding. Pete went through round 2 of Chemo, he is doing ok and staying positive.

4/19/09 - Great News - Deborah received her blood test results Friday and they were negative , No Blood Cancer Found!!! Also another good week on the bike, 183 miles, and over 6,000 calories burned. Total Miles this year 715, Total Calories burned 23,077; been on the bike for 44 hours, 28 minutes.

5/01/09 - Been a rough couple weeks getting on the bike due to the weather, but today was perfect, 62 mile with temperatures of 50-65, sun and a tailwind the last third of the ride. Total Miles this year 814, Total Calories burned 26,295; been on the bike for 51 hours, 34 minutes. Hopefully the weather will stay nice.

5/18/09 - Today was a great day, the Children at Windsor Elementary School presented me with a huge check for $528.71, that they raised for me in a Penny War. I can't thank these kids enough for their hard work and generosity!!

I reached another milestone this week, I went over 1,000 mile for the year now my total miles are up to 1,034 , Total Calories burned 33,773; been on the bike for 65 hours, 47 minutes.

6/04/09 - All packed up, we leave at 5:00 am tomorrow for Tahoe. I can't wait to get back on my bike and ride. It's going to be a great weekend!

I hope you will visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!

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