Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis Survivor Martin Smith's 3,000-mile Bicycle Ride
Benefits Cancer Research
Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis survivor Martin Smith, 52, begins a 3,000-mile bicycle ride in
front of Duke's Morris Cancer Clinic on Tuesday morning June 29th to raise awareness and
money to cure cancer in our lifetime. Donations benefit cancer research at the Duke
Comprehensive Cancer Center. Martin's Ride is dedicated to fellow cancer patients, doctors,
nurses, researchers, friends and family who saved Mr. Smith's life.
(PRWEB) June 22, 2010 -- Martin's Ride is cancer and Multiple Sclerosis survivor Martin Smith's bicycle ride
across the United States to raise awareness and money to benefit cancer research at the Duke Comprehensive
Cancer Center. Cancer research nears a critical tipping point as The American Association for Cancer Research's
It's Our Time video explains. Mr. Smith’s life was saved by cancer researchers, doctors, nurses and
administrators; people Mr. Smith has never met.
Mr. Smith's cancer is under control thanks to chemotherapy. "Do things NOW is one lesson learned after hearing
cancer and my name in the same sentence," Mr. Smith explains. Mr. Smith wants to give back, to say thanks to
the doctors, nurses, researchers and fellow patients who helped save his life. "I resurrected a long delayed dream
to ride a bicycle across the country," Mr. Smith shared. Martin's Ride hopes to raise $50,000 for cancer research
by the time Mr. Smith reaches Los Angeles at the end of August.
Creating community is another Martin's Ride goal and Mr. Smith's two-person team knows how to get creative.
The Martin's Ride team created a Free Lunch for Cancer program trading blog posts for food. Restaurants
providing free lunches, as Martin's Ride travels across America, earn features in daily blog posts and videos.
People can join Martin's Ride Facebook group and follow @MartinsRide on Twitter.
The Martin's Ride team includes Jeremy Sadler, former Manager of The Bicycle Chain store on Franklin Street i