Beth O'Connor

I'm supporting cancer research and prevention with Can Too Foundation. 

The shrill of a 4.50am alarm.

Drifting aimlessly towards a $12 million yacht, baffled as to how to avert an impending allision.

Learning that a paddle can scoop up any number of bluebottles, blobbing along the surface.

Teetering around Shark Island on the brink of capsize in the middle of shark breeding season.

I’ve been confronted with all of the above in the last 5 weeks, in my feeble efforts to train for a 10km Surf Ski challenge with Can Too.

Call me brave by all means, but frankly I’d rather take my chances with a snarly sea of siphonophores than the reality of a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.  Far too many of my loved ones have fallen on the wrong side of these statistics.

It’s for this reason that summer for me is synonymous with Can Too. If you’ve never heard me wax lyrical, Can Too provides professionally coached training programs for participants of any fitness level to run, swim and cycle their way to a healthier lifestyle and a cancer-free world. 

In return, I am raising valuable funds that go towards innovation in the prevention, care, and control of cancer. Since 2005, Can Too Foundation has trained over 22,000 participants and raised over $30,000,000 to invest in over 150 cancer research grants.

It would be fantastic if you could sponsor me, or even better join me in a program!

Thank you for your support!