AUSTIN!!! It’s that time again, time for the LIVESTRONG Challenge. We’ve got more than 7,000 registered participants and more than 800 volunteers set to go this weekend, and we can’t wait! This is the biggest event of the 2009 Challenge series and there’s a lot going on. We’re holding registration packet pickup today from noon until 7 pm at the Austin Convention Center. That will be followed by a special appreciation dinner for our top fundraisers.

On Saturday morning, we kick it off bright and early with our 5K walk/run in downtown Austin.…

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In the Mission Booth at the LIVESTRONG Village, there stand two 12-foot pillars, 16 feet apart, each with the word “LIVESTRONG,” written on them. Running in between these pillars are lines of string. Yet, it’s what’s attached to these pieces of string that connect the pillars, that give meaning to the word written on each of the pillars, and that connect all of us. Over the course of this weekend, I watched as Challenge participants, volunteers, and staff came by and wrote on yellow pieces of paper messages of love, strength, hope, inspiration, wherewithal, and perseverance. There was one…

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In just under 48 hours, we will send off the 100-mile riders in the inaugural LIVESTRONG Challenge Seattle. By 7:00 am on Sunday morning, there will be close to 2,300 riders, runners, and walkers lined up at the starting gate, ready to take the Challenge. Some will be there just for the ride, not knowing that the energy of the experience will draw them to this particular event for years to come. Others will be there in celebration of life, many having just finished some form of treatment themselves, others celebrating the life of a friend or loved…

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Despite the less than perfect weather we had an amazing day in Portland. The Nike campus was the site for our “mini-challenge” and we had great participation from all the Nike employees and Team Rubicon (a professional cycling team that also does amazing outreach for the foundation). Special thanks to Nike and Norrene Godfrey for helping pull off this great event.

Dylan

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