5 years ago, my sister Maggie married her amazing husband, Steve. Having met at a kickboxing class, Steve and Maggie share a love of fitness. Over the past few years, and with a few marathons under his belt, Steve dedicated himself to preparing for his first Ironman race (a grueling triathlon consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run...yeah, that's a full marathon at the end!), which he proudly finished in 2015.


He promptly signed up for another, and began training. Steve started off his second Ironman race in Madison, Wisconsin early in the morning on September 11, 2016, with Maggie cheering him on. Unfortunately, near the end of the 112-mile bike course, Steve was involved in a serious bike wreck that put him in the ICU with skull fractures, brain swelling, a lung injury and multiple other fractures, some that will require surgery. Maggie and Steve are so thankful to the racers who stopped to assist him until an ambulance arrived - they may very well have saved his life.
Steve is still in the hospital, on the road to recovery, but it will be a long process, and an expensive one, with Steve unable to return to work for many months to come.

I am starting this campaign to help Maggie and Steve with medical and living expenses in light of the extended care he will require and associated loss of income. It will mean so much to me and to all of Maggie and Steve's family for them to be able to focus on recovery and not to worry about becoming financially devastated. 

Thank you in advance for your support, contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated!