What Are We Riding For?
Kyle Berg
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This podcast is presented by the Arthritis Foundation to share the experience of riding 525 miles down the California Coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles over 8 days on the California Coast Classic, the number 1 fundraising event for the Arthritis Foundation!
This event is in it's 24th year! Join us in person from September 21 - 28, 2024. Check your favorite podcast platform every week to learn about different topics from various experienced CCC participants.
Come take the Ride of a Lifetime!
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Recent Episodes
S1E41 41 - Amgen's Unprecedented Support with Gary Hagen
Amgen has been the presenting sponsor of the California Coast Classic for over 20 years! I've been wanting to feature this incredible company and learn about how their partnership with the Arthritis…
S1E40 40 - Tax Advantaged Ways to Donate (DAFs, appreciated stock, QCDs) and Fundraising Psychology
Join Erin Starck, Julie Kelly and me as we talk about some alternative ways to donate money to charity that may be more tax advantagous that simply writing a check. You may not know this about me,…
S1E39 39 - Meet Erin Starck from the Arthritis Foundation
Today we hang out with Erin Stark! Erin is a National Director of the Arthritis Foundation's Cycling Experience. She's part of the team that plans the California Coast Classic as well as the Carolina…
S1E38 38 - Actress Nancy Travis on Riding in Memory of a Loved One and the Tour Experience
You know Nancy Travis from the Three Men and a Baby movies, So I Married and Ax Murderer, Last Man Standing and many others! Nancy rode with us in 2018 and is itching to come back. We talk about the…
S1E37 37 - NASCAR Driver Natalie Decker on Competing with Arthritis
Buckle up! Today we're talking with NASCAR driver Natalie Decker! She was diagnosed at age 2 and had been suffering silently with arthritis for most of her life until the Arthritis Foundation stepped…
S1E36 36 - Eli Campbell on Support Logistics, Battling Gout, and Some Fun Stories!
Today we talk with Eli Campbell! Eli's company Sentio Cycling used to provide support logistics for the California Coast Classic. He was our main guy for years! Today we get some BTS (behind the…
S1E35 35 - Chef Biju Thomas on Gout and Great Food
Chef Biju Thomas is one of our Celebrity Ambassadors this year! He'll be joining us on the Carolina Hills Classic as a rider and an honoree. You might know Chef Biju from his travel shows like The…
S1E33 34 - Long time youth honoree Lily Hicks
Lily!This picture of us was taken in 2018.Youth honorees get a ton of new riders mission connected. If you've been on tour before, you know Lily very well! She started as a youth honoree when she was…
S1E33 33 - My Fundraising Story
I've been one of the top fundraisers for a few years now, but it wasn't always this way! This is a recording from a Zoom meeting a few weeks back that I hosted to get people fired up about their…
S1E32 32 - Anne and Troy Yung on Team Also Touch, Day 4, and much more!
A double episode for a double set of very special riders!Anne and Troy are CCC legends! I'm very happy to share them with you. We talk about their story, how they found the CCC and (in turn) how they…
S1E31 31 - Social Media with Anna Droge
Smile for the camera!Today we talk with Anna Droge, a new rider with a very rich Instagram account. She posts about everything from learning new aspects of her recently diagnosed RA, training for…
S1E30 30 - On Helmets, Brain Injury, and Processing Sadness
This is a more somber episode. Not the usual, lighthearted faire I've posted previously. Today I'm by myself talking about helmets in an effort to plead with you to check yours. How old is it? Should…
S1E29 29 - Campground Summary and Packing Logistics with James
This is our second discussion with James! Today we're doing a deep dive into the campgrounds we visit on tour. The campgrounds are the hubs of tour. It's here where we have breakfast and dinner and…
S1E28 28 - Super Mechanic Jamaica Lambie
Time for bike spa day! In the ~6 weeks leading up to tour it's certainly best practice to take your bike to the local bike shop for some love. I just dropped mine off last week! You want to make sure…
S1E27 27 - Massage Therapy on Tour with Madeleine Dodge
Today we talk with Madeleine Dodge! Maddy has been a massage therapist on tour since 2015. She started out as a therapist and took over Cyclist Massage, a company that follows tours like ours and…
S1E26 26 - Balancing Work, Home, Spirituality, Training, and Fundraising with Top Fundraiser Pastor Derek
Juggling fundraising, work, training, family, and spirituality is difficult and Derek Engfelt is no stranger to it! He manages to do it all at a very high level too! What are his methods? Today we…
S1E25 25 - James Smith: Master of the Corporate Match
James is an ~6 year tour rider and he's got some great experience and tips for getting those prized corporate match dollars! Even if your employer doesn't have a corporate match, some of your donors…
S1E24 24 - David Guinn's Infectious Enthusiasm
David's first tour was last year in 2022, and he's coming back with vip, vim and vigor! His passion is contageous! David has helped to create a great new fundraising incentive that is one of the many…
S1E23 23 - Dennis Ehling on Last Minute Training for the California Coast Classic
Panicing about your training for the California Coast Classic? Haven't been riding as much as you planned on riding? Don't worry! Dennis Ehling has your back! Hear Dennis's tips on last minute…
S1E22 22 - Structured Training with Carlos Camara
Carlos Camera is a multi-year vertan rider on the California Coast Classic. Once a professional athlete, he's now a medical professional and a passionate cyclist. He knows a thing or two about…
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