11th Annual Healing Cycle Ride… for LOSTie Denise Short!!!

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Swimming Hugh in at the first LOST Race... she was being nice dropping back for Hugh... because Hugh's swimming sucked back then!
Swimming Hugh in at the first LOST Race… she was being nice dropping back for Hugh… because Hugh’s swimming sucked back then!

As many of you know, one of the original LOSTies, Denise Short, lost her battle with cancer last year.  She was a really close friend of mine.  She was a really close friend of a lot of people.  Even her doctor, who is doing this ride for her.

Feel free to donate in support of Palliative Care, via Ian Anderson House… and to remember Denise.

Dr Lynne Benjamin was Denise’s end of life physician.   Lynne and her palliative team worked with Denise to make her last months all that they could be.  Lynne will be remember Denise as she does the ride this year.

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Ian Anderson House

Denise and Joanne after Denise's first Half Ironman at the Steelhead, in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Denise and Joanne after Denise’s first Half Ironman at the Steelhead, in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Thanks to Barb Holland, one of Denise’s best friends, for sending this to me to share with the LOSTies!

Cheers,

Rob

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I founded LOST Swimming because I like open water swimming and would like to see it grow and thrive in Lake Ontario. I started as a competitive swimmer as a kid and ended up getting as far as a silver medal at Nationals and going to the Olympic Trials in 1988. But I retired after that, I was sick of swimming. So I got into running marathons and have run over 35 to date, as well as a few ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables (7 day, ultra across the Sahara Desert). I also kind of fell into triathlons and have done a handful of Ironman tri's too. This gradually got me back in the water and in 2006 I took the plunge and attempted swimming the English Channel. I didn't quite make it across, but the circle was now complete and after 17 years I was a swimmer again! Although I still do plenty of pool swimming, I now much prefer open water swimming and like to say that open water swimming is to pool swimming, what trail running is to treadmill running! As a result I hope to encourage more people to join me for a dip in Lake Ontario as often as we can!