Kris Hofstedt
- National: 1407th
- State: 56th in MN
I'm Riding For
Jacen
This is who I’m biking for. Not only is Jacen one of the nicest kids, he is also one of the toughest kids I know. 🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️
My Story
Greetings all! As I have done in years past, I am once again participating in the Great Cycle Challenge in the month of September. Over the last 9 years GCC riders have pedaled over 33 million miles and raised over 72 million dollars to support childhood cancer research and save little lives.
Last year I mentioned that this ride had become personal to me because of a neighbor boy of ours, Jacen (now 13 years old), who was diagnosed with 2 very rare forms of leukemia in November of 2021. He completed the chemo treatments in 2023 and had been doing well until earlier this summer when the cancer returned and was discovered in his spinal fluid. Thanks to cancer studies and research, the doctors thought he would be a perfect candidate for CAR T-cell therapy. T cells, which are part of the white cells, were taken from Jacen’s blood on June 27th. During several weeks in a lab, a receptor gene is added to them to supersize them to hopefully help fight the cancer. The CAR T- cells will be reintroduced into Jacen’s blood on August 5th. Once they start binding with the bad cells, they start to increase in number and can help destroy even more cancer cells. I try not to see Jacen as the sick kid, even though my heart hurts for what he has and continues to go through, I honestly look at him as the strongest and toughest kid I have ever met!
I know that when I ride and raise funds in Great Cycle Challenge, I am helping Children's Cancer Research Fund to allow them to continue their work to develop lifesaving treatments & find a cure for childhood cancer. Your donation would be greatly appreciated by me but most importantly by Jacen and all the other kids living with cancer that deserve brighter futures. Thank you!
My Legacy
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250 mi Ridden$1,695 Raised2020
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121 mi Ridden$1,040 Raised2021
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110 mi Ridden$1,158 Raised2022
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251 mi Ridden$2,601 Raised2023
My Challenge
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11.2 mi ride - Monday afternoon ride - Monday, September 30, 2024
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11.6 mi ride - Friday morning ride - Friday, September 27, 2024
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11.0 mi ride - Thursday morning bike ride after a 4 mile walk. What a BEAUTIFUL morning! - Thursday, September 26, 2024
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9.1 mi ride - Wednesday evening ride. What a beautiful night! - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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4.4 mi ride - Friday night short ride getting dark - Friday, September 20, 2024
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10.9 mi ride - Thursday night ride - Thursday, September 19, 2024
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$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
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6.8 mi ride - Wednesday evening ride before choir - Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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10.7 mi ride - Tuesday night ride - Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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9.4 mi ride - Monday evening ride - Monday, September 16, 2024
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2.9 mi ride - Quick pre dinner ride - Sunday, September 15, 2024
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10.2 mi ride - Thursday night ride - Thursday, September 12, 2024
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7.6 mi ride - Random Rogers Ride - Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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7.2 mi ride - Edgewater loop - Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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15.0 mi ride - North side of town - Monday, September 9, 2024
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15.6 mi ride - SW of town - Saturday, September 7, 2024
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21.1 mi ride - To River Inn in Hanover and back - Friday, September 6, 2024
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15.2 mi ride - North side of Rogers - Thursday, September 5, 2024
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11.4 mi ride - South side of town ride - Wednesday, September 4, 2024
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4.0 mi ride - Target run - Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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9.0 mi ride - Rice Lake,Weaver/Medicine Lake trail - Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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9.9 mi ride - Rogers loop and more - Monday, September 2, 2024
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4.3 mi ride - Lobster 94 side - Sunday, September 1, 2024
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$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
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4.7 mi ride - Lobster labor day morning ride with goose hunters - Sunday, September 1, 2024
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$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
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$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 108 days ago
My Sponsors
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Anonymous
$124.20Received this donation 46 days agoKris
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TERRI ROBINSON
$103.50Received this donation 64 days agoKris
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Jill Collins
$72.45Received this donation 35 days agoKris
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Linda Kryzaniak
$72.45Received this donation 78 days agoKris
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Kris Hageman
$62.10Received this donation 46 days agoKris
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Barb Beehler
$51.75Received this donation 108 days agoKris
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Carla Jensen
$51.75Received this donation 64 days agoKris
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Don Wright
$51.75Received this donation 108 days agoKris
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Kelly Osborn
$51.75Received this donation 107 days agoKris
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Kerry Horton
$51.75Received this donation 35 days agoKris
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Rachel Vizenor-Walcher
$51.75Received this donation 108 days agoKris
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Sheryl Tegtmeier
$51.75Received this donation 35 days agoKris
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Kayla Hofstedt
$41.40Received this donation 56 days agoKris
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Barb Tonn
$36.23Received this donation 47 days agoKris
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Jacen Hoyt
$36.23Received this donation 107 days agoKris
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Jo Turner
$36.23Received this donation 46 days agoKris
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Karen Konop
$36.23Received this donation 108 days agoKris
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Kay Gnoinsky
$36.23Received this donation 34 days agoKris
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Patricia Cina
$36.23Received this donation 64 days agoKris
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Sue M Sullivan
$36.23Received this donation 108 days agoKris