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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The Boob Ride is in Pacific Magazine!
Thanks to our dedicated PR team, we are happy to announce that we are now in Pacific Magazine’s April Calendar! Scroll down and and find our entry under April 22nd! PACIFIC San Diego Magazine (PacificSD) is the county’s hip, cultural barometer, highlighting the Where, When & WOW! of America’s Finest City. PacificSD leads the conversation on […]
Breast cancer and the healing effects of massage
Our ride director for The Boob Ride PA, Michelle Przemieniecki, recently met Robin Roberts, a breast cancer survivor best known for being an Good Morning America host, at the American Message Therapy Association conference in Milwaukee, WI . The two met up in October and discussed surviving triple negative breast cancer as well as how massage has played a […]
Breast Cancer Riders Support Navy EOD
It is breast cancer month and we want to give back to a group that has supported The Boob Ride for many years. The Navy cycling team is always seen on The Boob Ride and their riders are instrumental to our success. The Navy team is raising funds for their own this weekend, The Wounded EOD […]
We’re in the news again! “The Cycle of Giving: Part 1”
We, at the Boob Ride, are fortunate to have so many people contribute to our ride and our cause, whether it be through riding, volunteering, or networking. One such Boob Rider is Pete Gerrard, from the Irvine Cycling Examiner and Irvine Bicycles. Not only has Peter ridden the ride for several years, but his shop has […]
New Bra for King of the Mountain Award
After seven long years, the King of the Mountain award has had a little work done. It wasn’t just a little nip here or tuck there, it was a total overhaul! Our dedicated Boob Rider and reigning King of the Mountain champion, Dickie Fernández, braved the lingerie section at his local Walmart to procure two new bras […]