3 friends tackle the Chicago triathlon while fighting cancer

Published: Aug 24, 2024 Duration: 00:03:19 Category: News & Politics

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TRUCK THAT IS GETTING IN THEIR MILES TODAY WITH AN EARLY MORNING WORKOUT. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING A BIG WORKOUT TODAY WITH THE TRIATHLON. WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A GROUP OF THREE FRIENDS THAT ARE NOT JUST BATTLING THE TRIATHLON TODAY. THEY ARE DOING IS WHILE FIGHTING CANCER. JOINING US IS ELLIOTT. YOU'RE TACKLING THE TRY AND LOAN AS A RELAY. GOOD MORNING YOU THREE. HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD MORNING. >> CAN ONE OF YOU OR THREE OF YOU, TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO GET TO TODAY AND HOW DID THE THREE OF YOU NOT ONLY COME TOGETHER BUT COME UP THE IDEA OF DOING THIS RELAY? >> I'LL START. SARAH AND I BELONG TO THE CLUB AND WE WERE INTRODUCED TO A MUTUAL FRIEND AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER LAST YEAR. AND WE DECIDED WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THE TRY ON TRIATHLON. WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD INSPIRE OTHER THEM THAT HAVE CANCER AND RAISING MONEY THROUGH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TRAVEL FOR THEIR CARE. SO. THEY HAVE A TRAVEL PROGRAM AND WE THOUGHT WE CAN TURN SOMETHING NEGATIVE INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE BY RAISING MONEY. >> HOW MUCH DO YOU HOPE TO RAISE? YOU'RE INSPIRING SO MANY OF US WATCHING RIGHT NOW. >> WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE $25,000. WE'RE A GOOD PART OF THE WAY THERE, BUT SHORT OF THAT GOAL BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. >> WHERE CAN ANYONE WATCHING HELP IN THAT EFFORT, SHOULD THEY FEEL SO-CALLED? >> WE HAVE A QR CODE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE STATION CAN PUT ON OR YOUR WEBSITE. >> AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, BALANCES, BREAST AND BUTTER FLIES. >> WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR ENERGY TOWARDS TODAY? IS IT A SPECIFIC EVENT. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT AS YOU GET READY TODAY? >> SO TODAY THERE IS A LITTLE HUMIDITY. I'M DOING THE BIKE. IT WILL BE LONG. BUT I FEEL GEARED UP AND READY TO GO. I HAVE SO MUCH WATER. I'M JUST IN THE RIGHT HEAD SPACE FOR IT AND WE'RE READY TO TAKE IT ON AND PACE IT RIGHT. >> THIS IS MY FIRST TRIATHLON AND MY FIRST OPEN WATER SWIM. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH HIS PEOPLE AND EXCITED TO BE TO THE FINISH LINE. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT A FRIEND RUNNING 18 MILES, I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. >> I'M SO INSPIRED BY YOUR ATHLETICISM AND YOUR

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