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It's been almost nine years since I've filled the gas tank of my own vehicle. Maybe it was summers on Mackinac, maybe it was Chicago's bike culture, but the burden of owning a car was easily shed when I began to see the world from a vivid, two-wheeled perspective.
We met in 2013. I was desperate. I'd searched high and low for a companion without success. I was left with no choice. I turned to Craigslist...
It was love at first site. Her frame was flawless. We connected immediately.
A great friend gifted her to me and I rode my Felt in my first triathlon in Milwaukee that summer. While she was fast and agile, I knew she was built for distance and I was eager to take her some place special. On September 13th, my bicycle and I embark for Yellowstone National Park from Aspen, Colorado.
To ride for my own personal pleasure would be to ride selfishly. I have an amazing sister who has championed the Leukemia & Lymphoma foundation for years now as a pillar of the "Light the Night" campaign in Atlanta. Every year, she helps to organize this movement and raise substantial amounts of money to benefit the charity and to fund its research and development. I've lost loved ones to this pandemic and I've seen strong friends laugh in its face while beating it. I'm so grateful for those in my life that I still have because of the good will and good nature of people that contribute to this cause. It's my turn to do so. Over the next four weeks, I'm hoping to raise $4,000 to donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation on my sister's behalf.
Please, don't let any feeling of obligation enter into your minds. I'm grateful that you've taken the time to explore my cause and what will surely be one of the high points of my thirty-three years on the this planet. If cancer has taken someone that you loved from you, if you've been captivated by someone that's triumphed over the disease's selfishness, or if you've ever sat on a bicycle and been marveled by the beauty of the world, then give my effort some thought. I'm eternally grateful for your love and your charity.
- Derek Reijmer
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