Ryan Sutter may have first entered the celebrity spotlight with his appearance on the reality TV series The Bachelorette and marriage to Trista Rehn, but Sutter is now using his fame for all the right reasons by launching Ryan Sutter's 10.10.10 First Descents Challenge for charity.
The Bachelorette star will tackle ten tough races throughout the year, including Ironman and the ING New York City Marathon, to raise money the non-profit First Descents. Next up for Sutter is the Adenture TEAM Challenge in Leadville, Colorado from June 25 to June 27, 2010, a unique multi-day, multi-sport TEAM-building wilderness adventure. Sutter has already taken down two of his ten scheduled races as he has already run the Bolder Boulder 10k (852 overall with a time of 41:36) and the Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Challenge (placed 2nd overall).
Ryan Sutter's 10.10.10 First Descents Challenge benefits First Descents, a non-profit organiation that provides free outdoor adventure therapy to promote emotional, psychological and physical healing for young adults battling cancer. Sutter's ultimate goal is to raise $100,000 for the charity by getting 10,000 people to each donate $10 to the cause in honor of the 10th anniversary of First Descents.
The Bachelorette star also serves as the leader of Team FD, a group of cancer survivors and their supporters who compete in nationwide athletic events to spread the word and raise funds for the First Descents' mission. Although he certainly signed up for a few grueling physical months, Sutter is committed to challenging himself to show cancer can be challenged as well.
“First Descents has allowed me to see first-hand the challenges young adults face when diagnosed with cancer,” says Sutter. “I chose to develop this personal challenge for myself to demonstrate and experience the closest level of strength and endurance that these young adults have to face when they’re diagnosed.”
For more information on Ryan Sutter's 10.10.10 First Descents Challenge, check out the official website. Please help Ryan achieve his goal by donating just $10 to First Descents . The events Ryan Sutter will compete in for his 10.10.10 First Descents Challenge are as follows:
May 31st: Bolder Boulder - Boulder, CO
June 5th – 6th: Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge - Vail, CO
June 25th – 27th: Adventure TEAM Challenge - Leadville, CO
July 4th: Fire Cracker 50 Mountain Bike Race - Breckenridge, CO
July 17th: XTerra Mountain Championships - Beaver Creek, CO
July 25th: Ford Ironman Lake Placid - Lake Placid, NY
August 14th: Leadville 100 - Leadville, CO
August 27th – 28th: SCOTT Fire Fighter Challenge - Vail, CO
October 9th – 10th: 24 Hours of Moab - Moab, UT
November 7th: New York City Marathon - New York, NY
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