657 bicyclists cover 50,734 miles and 3,920,014 vertical feet for Prostate Cancer Awareness by Robert Warren Hess Harrisonburg, Virginia – September 28th, 2014 More than 650 bicyclists joined Jeremiah Bishop, Ben King, and Joe Dombrowski in the 2014 edition of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo for prostate cancer awareness. The Alpine Loop Gran Fondo is the toughest gran fondo in the United States. But it also includes the 36 mile Valley Challenge for riders who aren’t for for 107 miles and 11,000 feet of vertical climb. The Valley Challenge is a beautiful ride over rolling hills in the Shendandoah Valley. This year we had almost 100 Valley Challenge riders, including children, mothers, and fathers. And PCAP’s Founder, Robert Hess. Me! Together, our 657 riders covered 50,734 miles and 3,920,000 vertical feet of climb. What an accomplishment. Congratulations everyone! Prostate Cancer Early Detection Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and kills 30,000 men each year, striking one man in every six. The key to surviving prostate cancer is early detection and we have developed a simple 5-step survival system that we call the MAN System . . . M – Measure. Take a PSA blood test. A – Annually. […] read more 
4th Annual Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Prostate Cancer Ride
657 bicyclists cover 50,734 miles and 3,920,014 vertical feet for Prostate Cancer Awareness by Robert Warren Hess Harrisonburg, Virginia – September 28th, 2014 More than 650 bicyclists joined Jeremiah Bishop, Ben King, and Joe Dombrowski in the 2014 edition of the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo for prostate cancer awareness. The Alpine Loop Gran Fondo is the toughest gran fondo in the United States. But it also includes the 36 mile Valley Challenge for riders who aren’t for for 107 miles and 11,000 feet of vertical climb. The Valley Challenge is a beautiful ride over rolling hills in the Shendandoah Valley. This year we had almost 100 Valley Challenge riders, including children, mothers, and fathers. And PCAP’s Founder, Robert Hess. Me! Together, our 657 riders covered 50,734 miles and 3,920,000 vertical feet of climb. What an accomplishment. Congratulations everyone! Prostate Cancer Early Detection Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and kills 30,000 men each year, striking one man in every six. The key to surviving prostate cancer is early detection and we have developed a simple 5-step survival system that we call the MAN System . . . M – Measure. Take a PSA blood test. A – Annually. […] read more Do You and Your Bike Like to Climb?
If You Like to Climb, You Can Win a Very Cool Cycling jersey If you do, you can win a very cool Prostate Cancer Awareness Project (PCAP) red polka do King of the Mountain or Queen of the Mountain climbing jersey. They are very cool. And you can only get one by wining your USA cycling age group in one of our three KOM/QOM competitions. Below is the course up the switchbacks to the antennas at the top of San Pedro Hill (California) Play around with the categories and you can see the times for the men and women who have ridden it in your age category. If you don’t use Strava, you should give the tool a try. There’s a free account as well as the paid account. We have no financial relationship with Strava, but it’s a very cool application. How to Join in the Fun Getting in the mix is easy. Just go to our Eventbrite site and sign up. The cost is just $25.00 and the proceeds go to prostate cancer prevention. Ready? Just click the button below . . . read more Prostate Cancer Awareness – A Missed Opportunity
Why do so Many of Us Think About Prostate Cancer Like Joe? by Robert Warren Hess When it comes to prostate cancer, we men are our own worst enemy. We just can’t seem to come to grips with the risk and the testing. I hope the story I’m about to tell will prevent you from becoming a “Joe” and, even better, ensure you don’t become one of the 30,000 American men who die each year from prostate cancer. The story begins about 11:30 am, on Sunday June 2, 2013, as I’m about halfway through my weekend bicycle ride from Manhattan Beach, over the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and up to the antenna farm where the old Nike site was located on top of San Pedro Hill. As usual, I was riding Fast Freddy, my Blinged-out Italian steel bike made by the Renzo Formigli workshop in Florence, Italy. If you’re not a cyclist, Freddy looks pretty normal. But if you are a cyclist, there’s a lot to attract your attention. Here’s what gets the conversation going: lugged steel frame; gold lugs – I think it’s real; deep rim Zipp wheels, and Shimano Ultegra electric shifting. Guys make a comment about Freddy and […] read more How I Rode Around the World for Prostate Cancer Awareness
Diet, Exercise, and Cancer By Robert Warren Hess I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2002, just a few weeks before my older sister succumbed to pancreatic cancer. As you might imagine, that was a very intense period of my life. Just like most people receiving a cancer diagnosis, I began an intense research program focused on what causes cancer, with a good dose of “why me?” thrown into the mix. I learned two things: 1) the medical community doesn’t really know the causes of cancer and (American Cancer Society) 2) there is a great deal of anecdotal research indicating that diet – poor eating habits – and lack of exercise are correlated with higher cancer rates (Prostate Cancer Foundation). So, being a good US Army alumnus, I looked around for things that I personally could do to reduce my risk of recurrence. I found that I personally can control just three cancer factors: 1) what I eat, 2) my exercise level, and 3) my mental outlook. What I Did I got back on my bicycle and in the last 10 years I have ridden over 23,000 miles. I went to a mostly vegetarian diet and dropped 20 lb., […] read more How to Win the Spare Tire War
150 lb. and 22% Body Fat. How Can This Be? This is the year for me to get back on track with my eating habits. If you are feeling the same way, follow this blog, because we are going to take a yearlong trip through all of the diet recommendations and fads we can find. The goal is to develop a food program that will keep our taste buds happy and our waistlines in top form. As many of you know – and some don’t – I’m a 10-year prostate cancer survivor who’s goal is to be the longest living prostate cancer survivor when the Grim Reaper finally drags me over the finish line – kicking and screaming. Ha! I have just two tools within my personal control to help me reach that goal: what I eat and the exercise program I follow. [Well, there’s a third, but we’ll talk about that in a later post.] Can Nutrition Books Really Help? We’re going to find out over the next 12 months. I just read the first chapters of Knives over Forks and I love the Egyptian proverb introducing Chapter 1: “A quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The […] read more Guys don’t Let Guys Get Prostate Cancer
Today is the first Tuesday in September, which is Prostate Cancer Awareness Project’s monthly Prostate Cancer Awareness Day. But, September is also national Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Guys, this month you need to do three things: 1 – Create your free, anonymous PSA tracking account at www.ProstateTracker.org 2 – Get at least one of your buds to do the same 3 – Meet us at the White House fence by Lafayette Park @ 12:15 pm on Sunday, September 9th, to celebrate the end of the 171-day, 25,000 mile, Prostate Cancer Pony Express ride. read more Donate to PCAP
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