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“I speak about cancer. I ride my bike. I do these things because I want to change the story. I want a different ending.”
In 2008, Patrick Sullivan lost his young son Finn to an extremely rare form of cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. A few months later, he was approached by two close friends: “They told me about this fundraising bike ride to Seattle, the Ride to Conquer Cancer. They wanted to put a team in it – and do it in honour of Finn. That was the start of Team Finn.”
Every member of Team Finn is inspired by a little boy who lived every moment of his short life to the fullest. Their distinctive pink jerseys read “Run. Jump. Bounce. Dance. Sing. Love. Smile. Ride,” words that celebrate Finn’s approach to every day.
Finn showed how to live life with courage and joy, and his example has helped Team Finn achieve extraordinary success in raising funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. In just three years, they have raised over $1 million to support cancer research. As Finn’s father says, “Doctors couldn’t change Finn’s story. ‘Incurable’ was his ending. If I could change that for somebody else, then every moment of time is worth it.”
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14th Annual Run Inn the Woods
created by steven.rayson on November 04, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
When: Starts at 8:30am (8km run or 3km walk)
Where:
Southlands Elementary School, 5351 Camosun Street, Vancouver
What else:
Breakfast follows the event at The Run Inn, 2236 West 41st Ave, Vancouver
The Story:
The Run Inn The Woods started fourteen years ago as a memorial run for our good friend Barry Allcock who passed away in 1997 after a long battle with cancer. Barry loved to run and enjoyed the outdoors no matter what the weather. More importantly, he loved to run while in the company of a good group of friends.
On August 15, 2002 another good friend, Carrie Beaman, died of neurendocrine cancer at twenty-four years of age. She did a lot in her short life and promoted happiness and wellness to everyone. Carrie worked as a fitness and health coordinator for the Richmond Fitness Association and was well on her way to a degree in Human Kinetics at UBC. She lived to learn and learned to live. Her family is extremely proud of what she accomplished and we are honoured to include Carrie’s name in the spirit of our run.
We invite you to share Barry and Carrie’s spirit of running and in doing so support the BC Cancer Foundation. We ask that you invite a friend to join you for a run or walk through the UBC Endowment Lands. In keeping with tradition, breakfast and good company will be served at The Run Inn following the event.
Registration Information:
Register your participation at The Run Inn, 2236 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver. (Registration is by donation.)
More Information:
Contact Steve Nobbs at steve@runinn.com or 604-267-7866.