Beginnings.

Now that Annie, my daughter, has created this stunning blog page it is my job to populate it with my 65for65Roses journey. I last rode the GearUp4CF ride six years ago in 2008. Although I have done some one day and two day rides I have always shied away from repeating the ride. Partly because it is so rigorous and demands so much training but even more so, to be quite honest, because it requires extensive fund raising. Fund raising is hard and I do not much enjoy asking my friends to donate their hard earned money. But it is funding that drives the advances made in CF research which in turn extends lives and brings hope for an ultimate cure. So yes, I will be asking you to donate. I have set a very high goal and I need your help. I'll post from time to time over the next 5 months to let you know how the training and fundraising efforts are going. Stay tuned.