Teammate Margaret and Brian Benson's Sun Run yesterday

Submitted by Stan

While I was having my little adventure up Cypress Mountain yesterday, fellow teammates Brian and Margaret Benson were running in a rather special category of the Vancouver Sun Run yesterday - the Medical and Health division. Their team? The Gift of Life Organ Donation Works team.

The Gift of Life Organ Donation Works Team--->

Margaret, who has lived with Cystic Fibrosis all her life, is living proof that organ donations really do work. Her story can be found here. But what is truly remarkable is Brian and Margaret's team came in 29th out of 60 Medical and Health team competitors! Margaret's smiling comment: "Just for the record I beat Brian's time by quite a margin... not that I'm competitive or anything."

I am excited to know Margaret and Brian will be riding with us the first two days of our journey to the Canadian Rockies. Check out some of their other entries elsewhere in this journal as they train on their tandem bike. (for starters, click here ) In the meantime, they're having a great fundraiser in support of the ride, a "Burger and Beer" Pub night on June 4th, between 6:30 and 8:30 PM at the Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill, 2061 Western Drive, North Vancouver. Details are in the poster - click to enlarge. It should be great fun!

- Stan







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