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Ryan Sutter’s 10 10 10 Challenge

By Steve | Published: June 4, 2010
By the end of 2010 Ryan Sutter will have trained for 700 hours, traveled 8500 miles, and climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest four times. He has taken on this incredible challenge all while wearing the Team FD jersey in an effort to challenge 10,000 people to give $10 in honor of First Descents' 10th year anniversary.
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Elton John AIDS Foundation Supports Grassroot Soccer Zambia

By Steve | Published: June 2, 2010
During a visit to Grassroot Soccer’s Football for Hope Centre in Khayelitsha, South Africa on March 25, 2010, Founder and Chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), Sir Elton John, emphasized the role that football can play in fighting the AIDS epidemic: “Soccer stars are the most powerful role models for young people today… so it’s fantastic that organizations like Grassroot Soccer are harnessing that power to educate young people about HIV’.
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Rambling On

By Steve | Published: December 29, 2009
Well here we are in that dead week in between Christmas and New Years. The no fly zone. Not a whole lot happens this week but it’s a nice transition period between all of the Christmas excitement and the energy that the breaking new year brings with it. I usually remain in the Holiday spirit until a few days into January and then I am ready to put everything away and fast forward the calendar to April.
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A Message from Ethan

By Steve | Published: December 11, 2009
Many of you know that I have become quite friendly with Ethan Zohn this year. This connection was just another living and breathing example of the power of people and the power of networking
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Building the Perfect Beast

By Steve | Published: November 5, 2009
But the title speaks to much more than multisport training. “The Beast” concept hit me again the other day when I was responding to a friend’s email and I realized that I am constantly in a state of building or creating something or charting a course to somewhere.
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2009 ING NYC Marathon Recap

By Steve | Published: November 3, 2009
The 2009 ING New York City Marathon was truly an amazing experience. I raced NYC this year as part of Ethan Zohn’s charitable organization Grassroot Soccer (GRS) which raises funds for AIDS and HIV education and awareness. Our team raised a combined $150,000 for the cause.
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NYC 26.2

By Steve | Published: October 31, 2009
If nothing else, I will have fun. I don't anticipate an exceptionally fast day. But between the newness and excitement of a course like NY, and sharing it with 48,000 other runners and a couple of million spectators, you never know what kind of day it could turn out to be.
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Zohn to Field All-Star Team for ING NYC Marathon

By Steve | Published: August 20, 2009
Team to raise money to spread the message of its HIV/AIDS life-skills program in Africa
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