Congratulations to Walt Migdal for coming in first place in the Hodoo 300 mile race! The Hodoo 300 is a beautiful ultracycling event starting and ending in St. George, Utah. The scenery is amazing and traffic is virtually non-existent. Way to go, Walt. Hodoo 500 is next!
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A cyclist in Colorado, Eleanor also enjoys gardening. Although it is a challenge to garden in the high plains vs. other places she has lived (Caribbean, Brazil, Seattle, and Michigan). Learn more here…
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Cycling and Water For People - by Rich Soares and Bill Plock
It’s Memorial Day weekend and our guests this week are Eleanor Allen and David Fellows, from Water for People. Water For People was born out of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and the US Water Alliance (USWA).
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In this week’s episode of The Stream, Eleanor Allen, CEO of the charity Water for People, joins Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg to talk about her ultra-cycling bug and latest adventure, Race Across the West, an epic 930-mile journey across desert and mountains in four days to raise awareness on the need for clean water.
Plus, Eleanor gives us her origin story from working as an environmental consultant to heading up the global non-profit organization, the importance of capacity building to help meet SDG 6, and how Water for People has mastered storytelling to drive awareness, plus much much more!
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Tricia Olson, a Cycling For Water crew member, interviewed Eleanor Allen and wrote this blog about Eleanor in her Ripple Effects blog series. Tricia interviews individuals who thrive on making a positive impact on the world, in their communities and with the people they serve. Read Tricia’s blog here!
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Eleanor and David were interviewed on the Say Watt? podcast. This is a podcast hosted by fellow RAW solo rider Rick Zwetch and his partner Caryn Cappriccioso. We chatted about the orgins or our love for cycling/ultra-cycling and our “why” for doing the RAW for Cycling For Water/Water For People.
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