Penny’s Pieathlon

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Adel, Iowa

2008 Pieathlon

Walk, Run, Swim or Bike Event to benefit the fight against Cancer, eat pie and have fun!

A Pieathlon is like a mini-triathlon with pie instead of stopwatches. Easier, more fun and tastes better too!!

Pieathlon Proceeds to Fight Cancer

Half the people you know will be touched by cancer in their lifetime. As a nation, we know what to do but we aren’t doing it. Early Detection, Access to Care and Research work. The 2007 Pieathlon helped close the gap a little. 2008 Pieathlon Funds Increase 50% Over Last Year. Thanks to our Sponsors, Volunteers and Participants for making the second annual Pieathlon a success!

See the photos and read more about our 2008 event.

Background On The Pieathlon Cancer Fundraiser

After the run for the cure, my wife Penny suggested we start a run to cure Ovarian Cancer. (We lost Pen's mother, and aunt to Ovarian Cancer and Penny’s taken severe steps to reduce her risk.) Sounded ok to me but I'd rather bike. Or run AND bike. Anyway, we put some preliminary plans together and ….

We love Iowa, Ragbrai, home made pie, beer, and helping people for a good cause so have planned the first annual Pieathlon (like a Triathlon but eating pie instead of swimming). Plans are for a 1 mile run/ walk, 5K and 10k runs; 15, 24 and 48 mile bike rides on June 23rd, a month before Ragbrai. With so many people, routes will be on roads but loop to intersect the Raccoon River Valley Trail.

Benefitting LIVESTRONG - Lance Armstrong Foundation

This event is hosted by a Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) fundraiser to raise funds for the LAF. This is not an official LAF-hosted event, but all proceeds benefit the LAF, Mercy Cancer Center, Ovarian Cancer Research, and the John Stoddard Cancer Center.