Cycling Team Hosts 24-Hour Cycle-A-Thon
Members of the F&M elite cycling team hosted a 24-hour cycle-a-thon on Jan 27-28 in Steinman College Center to support Racing to Register, a nonprofit organization founded by Tom Kramer ’89. Cycling early in the event are, from left, Tim Lalli ’14, Zhongrong (Mike) Wang ’14, Baxter Lehman ’15, Katie Oxman ’14 and Vanessa Daneshvar ’15.
The Franklin and Marshall College elite cycling team hosted its first 24-hour indoor cycle-a-thon on Jan. 27-28 to raise money for Racing to Register, a nonprofit organization founded to inspire people to join the Be The Match Registry (formerly the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry).
The students began cycling in Steinman College Center at 4 p.m. on Jan. 27 and continued through 4 p.m. the following day. The team members took turns riding their racing bikes on indoor stationary trainers as a continual relay for 24 hours.
Racing to Register was founded by Tom Kramer ’89, whose wife, Pam, was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2009. Using endurance sports as a platform, Kramer completed a marathon, two half Ironman triathlons and one full Ironman race in one year to inspire others to join the registry. Read more about Kramer and Racing to Register in a previous feature in Franklin & Marshall Magazine.
"The cycling team has a long-standing relationship with Racing to Register and its founder, Tom Kramer,” said Robert Burnett ’12, president of the F&M cycling team. “Tom is an active triathlete, cyclist and supporter of our team. He has educated all of us on the importance of joint the registry, and giving back to the community. We are thrilled to be holding this cycle-a-thon, which will become an annual event."
There are approximately 10,000 people on the national bone marrow registry. Since 2009, Racing to Register has registered approximately 2,000 people.
