Named 2012 · Rebuilt 2026
Endurance athletes racing to fund cancer research.
Not one heroic sprint. Rhythm, sustained.
Why this exists
Cancer research runs on sustained funding. Not one headline gift, but steady support that arrives year after year so the work never has to stop.
Endurance sport is full of people who commit to hard things and bring entire communities along with them. Every start line is a room full of them.
We connect the two. That's the whole idea, and there's no limit to how far it goes.
Why cadence
Cadence is the number endurance athletes actually watch — pedal strokes, stride turnover, stroke rate. Not how hard you went once. How well you hold it.
What we're building
A group that trains together, races together, and points the same direction — whatever the distance.
Group rides, runs, and a presence at start lines, so training turns into something shared.
Stories travel further than statistics. We tell them well, and we tell them honestly.
Sustained support directed to cancer research institutions, year after year.
Nobody holds a rhythm alone.
How it works
Anything from a 5K to an Ironman. Any distance, any sport, any pace.
Tell us you're in and we'll add you to the roster.
Your page is open to anyone — the people who know you, and the thousands who don't. One story that travels can fund real research. There's no ceiling on this.
Our athletes
Every name here brings a network behind it. That's how this scales — one athlete at a time, each one reaching further than the last.
On course
September 12, the Cadence for Cancer name goes racing for the first time — on the kit, on the start line, in Madison. After that, look for it everywhere.
The unseen work
Showing up on the days it isn't exciting is the whole discipline — in sport, and in a lab.
Breakthroughs make the news. The years of steady, funded work behind them don't. That's the part we're here to hold up.
Where the money goes
Funds raised are directed to cancer research institutions. That's the entire purpose, and it's worth being plain about how it works.
Athletes race on their own time and directors serve without compensation. Nobody draws a salary here.
Money raised is directed to cancer research institutions, selected by the board.
Supporters give through an athlete's fundraising page, so donations never pass through an individual.
From start line to research
They pick a race, join the roster, and put the name on the start line.
Donations go to that athlete's fundraising page — never through an individual's hands.
Recipients are selected by the board against published criteria — not chosen ad hoc.
Funds are directed to accredited cancer research and treatment institutions.
Our commitment
We haven't named a recipient institution yet — and we won't claim one until it's real. Every organization we fund will be published here before a single dollar moves.
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New athletes, new start lines, new ground every week. Instagram is where it all happens — training, races, and the people showing up for it.
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You'll hear from us when something real happens. The first one will be the day we can accept donations.
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