Mon challenge pour le Semi-marathon de Paris 2014

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Chers amis,

Je me lance un nouveau défit en m’inscrivant avec La Ligue contre le Cancer au semi-marathon de Paris en mars 2014.

Si j’arrive à récolter 400€ pour la Ligue je pourrais le courir.
En hommage à mon père, pour garder la ligne et soutenir la recherche merci de me soutenir dans ce challenge via le lien suivant : http://www.alvarum.com/hugosteiner

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Dear friends,

I’m challenging myself by registering with the French association against Cancer (Ligue contre le Cancer) to the Half-Marathon of Paris 2014.

If i can raise €400 for the cause, i ‘ll be able to run the race.

In memory to my dad, to stay svelt and to support the research, thanks for supporting me with this challenge  : http://www.alvarum.com/hugosteiner

 

 

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MOVEMBER 2013

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Salut à tous!

 

Vous avez sans doute entendu parlé du mouvement « Movember »… qui est une cause organisant une récolte de fonds pour la recherche contre le cancer de la prostate et caractérisée par un soutien « original » qui est le port de la #moustache.

Ce mouvement à l’origine Australien se développe dans le monde entier et après mon expérience « moustachue » Canadienne, je souhaite continuer à soutenir cette cause en France.

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Hi peeps!

You might have heard about « Movember » … which is a foundraising organization to prostate’s cancer research – well known because of the original support action : The Moustache.

Originally from Australia, Movember is showing up all over the world, and after my Canadian experience i’d like to support this cause in France.

 

POSITIVE ATTITUDE

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« Positive attitude » is such a popular subject that YOU should have heard / read or talked about. Before coming to Canada i’ve definitely heard about it but really started to feel it after a few months there.

I can feel and highlight the differences by comparing Europe (and mostly France) with North America.

Basically, you can see and feel it every day :

  • People don’t juge you about the way you’re dressed, if you got tattoos, your origins
  • People are just happy and enjoy life. They don’t mind about talking to you in the streetcar, subway or in the street.
  • If you need any help, they’d be glad to do anything for you though
  • I played soccer for 12 years in France… from the bottom to the best level you can see people insulting and fighting on the field, even when they are teammates. In Canada even if you’re not a good player everybody ‘s gonna support you and say that you did well and will do better the next time.
  • Homeless people are not complaining about their situation…they’re asking for any change but will wish you a great day if you can’t give anything.
  • As far as i know… i saw 2 companies on  strike the past 8 months.

2 weeks ago i was talking to a Canadian friend from Montreal about the differences between France and Canada. I was telling that there are so many people in France who don’t wanna work because they can get almost the same salary by asking help from the government than working and earn the minimum.

Surprised, his exact answer was :

« You know, even if canadian people really want to make money this is not the most important thing. People really care about what life give them every day and about what they could giveback to life and the community. They want to be successful in what they do, and work hard as much as they can. Why would people stay at home doing nothing, what could they be proud of ? Also if you wanna succeed, you have to deserve it »

I totally agree and have adopted this state of mind. – Being sarcastic and complaining all the time does’t make you stronger, it’s also a waste of time, time that you could spent resolving problems, being creative, or just enjoying life.

 

I’d like to finish this post with this french proverb :

« Le gagnant voit une solution à ses problèmes  - Le perdant voit un problème à chaque solution »

= > »The winner sees a solution to his problems – The looser sees a problem to each solution »

 

Toronto Ride to Conquer Cancer

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Last week the company CauseForce organized the Toronto Ride to Conquer Cancer :  the largest cycling fundraiser in Canada which has drawn 5,020 riders & raised over than $19.1 million to support Personalized Cancer Medicine ( 2013). I got the chance to be involved in the organization and i’m very proud of it.

As i’m from France (i’m French actually) I’m discovering Canadian’s culture and how they manage & create their events every day. The organization (the logistic part) is almost the same and could be compared to a french organization, even if I felt that the volunteers really wanted to be involved and worked hard as real employees / sometimes even more!

Then i discovered a totally different way to think /create and manage a fundraising event:

  • In France, some people register for a race with also the intent of giving money for a charity. The fact is that they actually pay to register for the event but most of time there are only between $1 & $10  given to a charity…at some point it could really be frustrating.
  • In Canada (and basically in North of America ) when you register for a race, you can choose which charity you’d like to donate (I saw that when I was working for Canada Running Series ). Otherwise for this event (Ride to Conquer Cancer) everything is different : to register for the ride, people have to pay only $25 / then if they want to be allowed to ride, they have to fundraise : and they start doing it a year before the ride!
As i’m working in the sport field and very sensitive to cancer diseases, i can say : I’m REALLY PROUD TODAY to have been involved with this organization. I had many positions during the events,  but the one at the finish line was the strongest emotionnaly : feeling a particular atmosphere of people finishing the race and thinking of their family or friends who passed away… such a sad but a great feeling at the same time.
I’m pretty sure that we could create those events in France, hoping french culture and way of life could accept that.

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La semaine dernière CauseForce organisait le Toronto Ride To Conquer Cancer : le plus grand événement de cyclisme de récolte de fonds du Canada, attirant 5020 cyclistes et récoltant plus de 19,1 million de $ pour les recherches liées au cancer (événement 2013). Ayant réussi à intégrer l’équipe de l’organisation de l’événement je réalise aujourd’hui ma chance et en suis très fier.

En tant que français j’en découvre tous les jours de plus en plus sur la culture canadienne et sur la manière dont ils créent et organisent leurs événements. L’organisation (la partie logistique) est similaire à une organisation française, même si j’ai ressenti une implication des bénévoles bien plus franche, certains travaillant et s’impliquant comme de réels employés.

J’ai par la suite découvert un concept totalement différent concernant la manière de penser / créer et organiser un événement comprenant une récolte de fonds :

  • En France certains participent à des courses avec en principale arrière pensée le fait qu’ils donnent aussi à une oeuvre de charité. Le fait est qu’ils paient assez cher et la plupart du temps seulement entre 1 et 10 € sont reversés à l’association…ce qui peut en devenir très frustrant.
  • Au Canada (et plus généralement en Amérique du Nord) lorsqu’on s’inscrit à une course on a la possibilité de donner à une association, et pour aller plus loin on a même la possibilité de choisir quelle association (J’ai eu l’occasion de le vivre en travaille pour Canada Running Series). Concernant cet événement (Ride to Conquer Cancer) tout est différemment pensé : les participants ne paient que $25 et doivent réussir à récolter une certaine somme pour pouvoir participer au ride: ils commencent souvent cette récolte 1 ans avant. Ici l’événement est entièrement consacré à la lutte pour une cause : le public le sent, le vit et supporte la cause à 100%.
Comme je travaille dans le domaine du sport et que je suis très sensible aux sujets touchant le cancer, je dois avouer que je suis VRAIMENT FIER d’avoir pu être impliqué dans cette organisation. J’ai eu l’occasion de toucher à de nombreux postes mais un des plus forts en émotions a surement été celui à la ligne d’arrivée : ressentir l’atmosphère et les sentiments des participants finissant la course, fiers, et pensant à leur proches (amis ou famille) emportés par la maladie…. un triste sentiment mais beau et fort en émotions à la fois.
Je suis pratiquement sure et espère qu’un tel événement pourrait être créé en France, espérant aussi que le style de vie et la mentalité française puisse accepter de le recevoir…

NEXT GOAL : OBSTACLE RACES

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Hi Folks,

So far i like to practice/try many sports and reaching goals. After practicing triathlon, swimming, soccer, running, sailing, archery, surfing, snowboarding, climbing…. (and many sports at the university such as boxing, dansing, gymnastic, rugby….) i discovered a new sport : Obstacle races

I really like running but i was looking for something more exciting. This sport isn’t just about running. When you finish a race i guess you’re proud of what you’ve done, and probably didn’t think that you were able to do such a race.

I just registered for the Spartan Race (5K) and the Ocourse Crucible (15 miles and over 30 obstacles ) in Toronto (in June and August). I ‘ll also probably register to the Tough Mudder next september.

If someone want to join my team for the O Course Crucible please use that link : http://raceroster.com/events/2013/570/The-Crucible?aff=1MOQ0

Also, if my french friends are interested, The Mud Day is a new race in France ! LEt’s try it!

I’ll share pictures and videos (i’ll get my GoPro ) & tell you me feelings soon :) Cheers.

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