Yesterday I met Lance Armstrong

And by "meet", I mean stood 50 feet away from him.  But really it was like we'd known each other for years.

Lance's Tour of Hope made a stop in Denver yesterday so I took a half day off of work to attend.  According to the American Cancer Society, one of every three women and one out of every two men are at risk of developing cancer in their lifetime.  Those are crazy odds, but thanks to people who have participated in clinical trials in the past, the odds of survival are equally astounding.  Over 60 percent of children with cancer are enrolled in clinical trials, compared to just 5 percent of adults with cancer. Clinical trials have helped dramatically improve the cure rate in childhood cancers from less than 10 to 75 percent in the past three decades.  The bottom line message that Lance wants to get across with this ride is that more people need to participate in clinical trials if we ever want to find a cure. 

Lance's trainer, Chris Carmichael, was also there.  I had him sign a copy of his new book, and I also got a picture with him.