On Friday, we had an interview with Diane Jenks from, The Outspoken Cyclist. The Outspoken Cyclist is a 1-hour radio show with interviews, commentary, ideas, advocacy, and everything (anything) connected with bicycling! On Diane’s show, she discusses a variety of exciting topics and challenges that the cyclists face, along with highlighting some very exciting events […]
10 Years and Cancer Free
This week marked an amazing milestone for my mom and our family. January 9th was the tenth anniversary of my mom’s mastectomy and her path to being cancer free! While we are grateful and excited about this milestone, it does bring with it a significant amount of reflection and heaviness. Many people who have survived […]
Using Your Garmin for Navigation on The Boob Ride
One Less Excuse for Getting Lost! We get compliments every year on how well the course is marked and we are always trying to improve the cue sheets. If you have a Garmin 520 or greater, you can upload a course and use it for navigation. Let me set some expectations here. This is NOT […]
10 Year Anniversary
In 2009 Jennifer Carey did her first Susan G Komen 3 Day Walk for the cure as a way to support her Mom surviving breast cancer. Hitting up all her friends and family for donations went well, but it was a lot of work. Jennifer asked her co-worker, Paul Self, if he thought we could […]
The Boob Ride 2018 Donates to Breast Cancer Angels
The Boob Ride CA 2018 is proud to present a VERY LARGE CHECK to Breast Cancer Angels. Breast Cancer Angels aligns with The Boob Ride’s mission to assist breast cancer patients in the last mile of their treatment, as they provide direct financial and emotional assistance to breast cancer patients (and their families) as they […]
How We Make a Difference
We know that there are many good causes out there, and we are grateful that you support ours! What Makes Us Unique? 100% of registration fees and a majority of other funds directly assist those in need within a 25-mile radius of the event. We keep our support local and ensure that we are doing […]
Dedicated to the Ones We Love, 2018
Each year we dedicate the ride to one person who has battled breast cancer. This year we are dedicating the ride to Waleska “Wally” Roling. Wally is the sister of my long-time friend, John. Wally’s battle started in 2015 when she was diagnosed the stage III, triple negative breast cancer. As many of you know, this […]
Recovery, Cancer, and Exercise
At The Boob Ride, we encourage everyone to get out and ride. The benefits of exercise on our bodies and our minds have been long-studied and well documented. But what happens if you are recovering from an injury, illness, or surgery? How do you know when to push through and when to rest? For the […]
Unbelievable Results from a Breast Cancer Drug Trial in Amsterdam
This is a remarkable finding out of Amsterdam. This study, which also took place at NHS hospitals in Manchester, showed that in 11% of the cases the tumors had disappeared entirely, and in 17% of the patients the tumors had shrunk to less than 5mm. How did they do it? The researchers combined two drugs, Herceptin […]
The KOM Rides for EOD Wounded Warrior
The Boob Ride has always had a great turnout from the Navy EOD Wounded Warrior riders. Since we’ve supported each other’s causes, we would like to invite all our Boob Riders to support them as well. Our event would not have been as successful without their early and continued support. The Most Inspirational Bra is […]