October 2009

Bib Number 455 Earns Our Thanks. Again.

by Greg Martin 10.13.2009 Uncategorized

ShareMark Fischer-Colbrie, 53, of Cupertino earned the title of Ironman on Saturday, October 10, 2009.  Mark completed the Ford World Ironman Championship in Kona, Hawaii in 16 hours, 17 minutes and 22 seconds.  He returns to the Bay Area a champion.  Australia’s Craig Alexander, 36, added a second consecutive World Championship title to his resume, [...]

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Second Place!

by Mark Fischer-Colbrie 10.13.2009 Uncategorized

ShareFirst and foremost, it is official that we are the second largest fundraiser for the Janus Charity Challenge. This means that a total of nearly $ 25K was raised, with $16,140 in donations….THANKS TO YOU!….and $8,000 being donated by Janus Investments for a total of $24,140!!! As I prepare the for race, I am finding [...]

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Raising funds for JDRF through Ford Ironman World Championships–Part 4

by Mark Fischer-Colbrie 10.05.2009 Uncategorized

ShareMy first 100 mile bike ride was memorable as the temperature hit 105 degrees….and I was doing the ride on a mountain bike (which is much harder to use than a regular road bike.)  On the ride, I met a number of people who had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. One of them was [...]

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