Keith, the co-founder of the BTAO has been excited about the cycling movement since his ride with the P3C3 group to Austin. He is the ride coordinator for the First Annual Grey Ribbon Ride-”Craniums Converging on Caesars Head” May 9th, 2009.

This fundraiser will benefit The Lance Armstrong Foundation and The Brain Tumor Awareness Organization.

May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month and South Carolina’s Governor Sanford proclaimed May as Brain Tumor Awareness Month last year. We welcome riders from all over the state to come support this fundraiser to establish patient assistance funds for brain tumor patients and train for future challenges such as The Mt. Mitchell assault occurring later in the month of May.

See you here!

Well, the Palmetto Peleton Project’s “Challenge to Conquer Cancer” Relay is over and was a success from all aspects! They made it through bends and turns in the road, loss of roads and appearances of alternate routes/transportation (the ferry); overcame GPS adventures, sore muscles, and inclement weather. This dedicated group of cyclists were one of two groups that cycled from their hometown to Austin, Texas in a personal assault on CANCER! The other group cycled from Nova Scotia. All applause to them for this effort-we couldn’t be prouder!

It was also exciting to hear from Keith the minute that he crossed the finish line after completing 45 miles (not the 10 miles that he had trained for and that this author cautioned him to probably stick to after only being in training for 2 months!) UNBELIEVABLE! Well, this is the type of tenacity that we both have come to call our wind beneath our wings for all the things that we do in our lives now since that day of diagnosis. We at the BTAO are very proud of his effort on behalf of our organization, brain tumor Angels and Warriors and the many sponsors who shared in this moment of survivorship.

We will have many pictures to share soon but if you want to feel what those cyclists enjoyed and endured, visit their blog.