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Mari Ruddy
May 30, 2010






Founder of Team WILD, Mari Ruddy,  was recently interviewed by Jessica Apple, over at ASweetLife.org. Mari continually inspires, and continually works to get our Team WILD, and the ADA Red Rider Program, messages out there. Click here to read the amazing article.

Karen Rogers
May 27, 2010






Tucson’s Tour de Cure came and went in late February and my excuse for not doing it was that I hadn’t ridden since the 70.3 last October as all my training had been concentrated on a half marathon in late January.  While training for the 70.3 last year, I had opportunities both in Tucson and San Antonio to ride with Edy.  When Edy fell and fractured her pelvis and wouldn’t be able to ride in the San Antonio Tour de Cure, I wanted to be there for her and ride for her.  Riding away at the start and seeing Edy standing there with her sparkly cane was difficult and that’s all I’m going to say, but knowing she would be at the end of 55 miles gave me motivation to have a great ride.  I rode with the team formed by the practice where Edy is the CDE--Diabetes and Metabolism Specialists of San Antonio.  Also riding for the team were Dr. Rodriguez; Jeff, Edy’s son; Joe (a nurse); Baldwin (also a nurse); and Akia, Baldwin’s young son.

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Jennifer Ahn
May 26, 2010






Listening in on the coaching call the other day, I was thinking to myself how it seems like people’s motivation to get going on the work-out plan is altered from last year.  Perhaps it’s because the fear of doing the event is not as apparent.  Many of our team are returners from last year… thus; the novelty of doing a half Ironman is not as scary.  I guess that is what pushes people to strive for goals that are bigger and better.  The new things for this race are likely not the distance but the challenge of the new location.

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