Route $66,000

I’ve long thought that after my dad was gone, I would disappear on my bike for a month and ride Route 66 (a favorite TV show of my dad’s when he was young).

I shared this plan with him 3 years ago and he responded, “Why wait? Do it now.” Then cancer was discovered and he doubled down with, “You should make Route 66 your goal to get better.” While not cured, I’m doing really well.

So October 10-17, I am going to do 450 miles on this iconic road and raise $22,000 each for 3 different cancer related organizations. Hence Route $66,000!

Jeff Mulder 10/16/24 Jeff Mulder 10/16/24

Day 6

The final day on Route 66! How far did I ride? How much did I raise? Want to see proof of my support team? Check out this post!

Jeff Mulder 10/15/24 Jeff Mulder 10/15/24

Day 5

65 miles, 6,000 feet. Slow pedaling, no cars. Peaceful but tough. That about sums up Day 5. Oh, and donkeys. 1 more day!

Jeff Mulder 10/14/24 Jeff Mulder 10/14/24

Day 4

Short day of biking along Route 66. Just 40 miles. But I need the rest before Day 5. I rode with my HeathTree jersey for Chris today, and found out the results of my recent bone marrow biopsy.

Jeff Mulder 10/13/24 Jeff Mulder 10/13/24

Day 3

Today I rode for Josie. She's 11, and has multiple myeloma, like me. I've been thinking about her for the past few days, but dedicated my ride to her today. i'm at the half-way mark for my 450 mile Route $66,000 ride. Thankfully I have a great support crew (my mom and dad)--I sure hope Josie does, too.

Jeff Mulder 10/12/24 Jeff Mulder 10/12/24

Day 2

85 miles, 4,000 feet. I watched the sun come up over the mountains and stopped at a couple attractions along the way. My body is sore, but I’m doing well!

Jeff Mulder 10/11/24 Jeff Mulder 10/11/24

Day 1

75 miles, 2900 feet. And i stopped to smell the Roses along the way! Off a great start!

Jeff Mulder 10/6/24 Jeff Mulder 10/6/24

Route 66,000 - Here I Come!

I know it is late in the year, but during this trip & for the month of October I am fundraising. I’ve been doing this almost 2 decades—no need to miss this year. Unlike the past, however, I am fundraising for 3 organizations. My goal is to raise $22,000 for each. Route 66 - 3 Organizations - $22,000 each. Hence FUNDRAISING $66,000. (I crack myself up.)

Donation Links Below

This will be my 5th year raising money for childhood cancer with The Great Cycle Challenge. Any kind of childhood cancer is the worst kind. It's completely unfair for kids to struggle this way, and I can only imagine how hard it is on them and their parents. But we can fix this!

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Dana Farber is one of the top multiple myeloma centers of excellence in the world and they have a fundraising arm called the Pan-Mass Challenge. They've raised over $1 billion dollars for cancer research of all different kinds. Curing any of them leads to curing them all.

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This is my favorite Multiple Myeloma organization. Unlike others, they have the CureHub--where patients can load all their medical files and get a digital second opinion on treatment. AND (the best part), all this data (50,000 patients to date) is available to researchers to find a cure. I am all for that!

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