I seek your support. This is a long blog but an important one. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read it.

Last year I was inspired to join the inaugural Ride to Conquer Cancer in Brisbane. by my Personal Trainer. It was a 2 day ride over 240km. I had never ridden more than 40km in 1 day.

We formed a team of 15 and succeeded in raising over $50,000. The ride had 1363 participants and raised $4.7m dollars. A Queensland record

It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but I re-signed up for this years ride on the Saturday night much to the surprise of my younger teammates.

So once again I’ll be participating in a 2-day major cycling event called The Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR).

I’ll be cycling over 200 kilometres that weekend, throughout Queensland’s scenic countryside, with thousands of other Riders. All the proceeds will go to QIMR, a worldwide leader in cancer research and discovery, and one of the largest research institutes in the southern hemisphere.

I’ve agreed to raise at least $2,500, but I’ve set my personal goal to $4000 as last year I raised just under this amount thanks to your support.

So here’s where you come in because I need your help again to do that. Please consider making a donation of $100. Use the link at the bottom of this email to visit my webpage and support me. Please keep in mind the commitment I’m making to end this heartbreaking disease, and the personal efforts I’ll have to make to accomplish this.

When I say “heartbreaking,” here’s what I mean: with 1 in 2 Australians diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and an estimated 115,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia in 2011, cancer is the second leading cause of Australian deaths and affects almost 20% of the population. More than 43,600 people are expected to die from cancer in 2011. That’s why I’m riding. To do something BIG about cancer.

I hope that you’ll share this incredible adventure with me by supporting my fundraising efforts.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!