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Mark Fischer-Colbrie is an Ironman

by Mark Fischer-Colbrie 10.13.2009 Uncategorized

ShareThe finish at the Ford Ironman World Championships is truly indescribable. Hundreds and hundreds of people are in the crowd cheering, the lights are so bright that it looks like daylight and the music is pounding to up tempo rock. I enjoyed every second of it. I slapped hands with people coming in, raised up [...]

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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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Rip City Riders – Bikers with Big Hearts

by Elizabeth Ann Peer 09.30.2009 Uncategorized

ShareTeddy bears are not images normally associated with motorcycle club members, but Rip City Riders is not your typical motorcycle club. “Most people perceive bikers as mean people, but these guys just melt over kids and are just really big teddy bears,” said Vince Giovachinni who has been a Rip City Riders member for 10 [...]

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Why is Mark Fischer-Colbrie Competing in The Ironman World Championship?

by Mark Fischer-Colbrie 09.23.2009 Uncategorized

ShareI made the mistake of viewing the NBC 2008 World Championships video with my wife, Lisa.  In the first few minutes, after watching all the people collapsing during and after the race, Lisa turned to me and asked, “So why are you doing this?” The question persisted with the descriptions of the wind that ” [...]

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Tyler Fischer-Colbrie Ended Up in the Pediatric ICU

by Mark Fischer-Colbrie 09.16.2009 Uncategorized

ShareTyler Fischer-Colbrie ended up in the Pediatric ICU as we were one of many families who had no family history and who didn’t know the warning signs of diabetes. Knowing that excess thirst, drinking lots of fluids and going to the bathroom a lot are some of the signs of diabetes can save a life. [...]

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JDRF Funding Research for a Cure

by Joshua Levy 09.14.2009 Research & Technology

ShareIn the US, we are starting the “Walking Season” when JDRF asks us to walk to raise money for cure. So I’d like to do my part, by reminding you all how important JDRF is to the human trials of potential cures for type-1 diabetes, which I track on my blog here. Let me give [...]

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