MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins kicked off its annual Dolphins Cancer Challenge on Saturday morning, marking the fruits of a yearlong fundraising effort to assist most cancers analysis.
Cyclists took half in routes of 13, 54 and 99 miles in honor of Dolphins’ legends Dan Marino, Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor, together with a 5K run.
The 99-mile experience, often known as the Century Ride, started at 6 a.m., with members anticipated to end between midday and midafternoon at Hard Rock Stadium.
Local 10 spoke with Javier Sanchez, govt director of the Dolphins Cancer Challenge, concerning the milestone occasion.
“So we kicked off DCC 16 as we do every year with the iconic Century Ride,” Sanchez mentioned. “So we had a few cyclists out there participating. We did freshen the route up this year. It’s absolutely beautiful. It’s got three rest stops,” he mentioned. “The first place they head down to is Nikki Beach, so they go up along the coastline all the way up to Bowes Beach in Fort Lauderdale. They have another rest stop at mile 75, and then they’re going to finish here at the stadium.”
Sanchez emphasised that the occasion isn’t thought-about a race.
“One thing we do is we don’t call this a race — we call this a ride because we’re all coming together as one team, one fight in the mission of raising funds for cancer research and hitting that milestone this year of raising $100 million since 2010,” he mentioned. “That was a big one for us because 100% of those dollars, every single penny supports Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center right here in our hometown.”
Sanchez mentioned the Dolphins Cancer Challenge is the most important fundraiser within the NFL. Since its inception in 2010, the occasion has raised greater than $100 million for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“We’re seeing people come back year after year and realize that this is their favorite day of the year,” Sanchez added. “We’re seeing the cancer center advance treatments, recruit more researchers and doctors. We’re helping save more lives.”
Sanchez mentioned greater than 500 most cancers survivors participated this 12 months — greater than the entire variety of members within the first 12 months of the occasion.
“So it just goes to show the DCC funds the impact,” Sanchez mentioned. “It’s working. It’s working and saving so many lives.”
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Local 10 viewers can even donate to the two-day biking occasion, which raises funds for modern most cancers analysis on the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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