Michael Dalton

Riding For Ovarian Cancer Research

Raising funds for: Ride for Research 2024
$2,465.00 donated
36 Donors

Michael Dalton – Profile

My name is Michael Dalton. I live at Emu Park in Central Queensland.

I am married to Sandy and have two sons Nicholas and Liam.

I currently work for Livingstone Shire Council in the Infrastructure Water and Waste section and prior to that spent many years in the minerals industry.

My sporting career commenced with swimming where I won state and national masters swimming titles in butterfly culminating in 4th placing and 5th placing in the 200m & 100m butterfly events respectively at 1996 World Master Swimming Championships in Sheffield England.

From there I progressed to running marathons and Ironman Triathlon where I completed seven Ironman Triathlons including finishing the Ironman Triathlon in Kona Hawaii in 2001.

In 2009 and 2012 – I completed the Simpson Desert Bike Challenge (a 600 kilometre cycle across the desert in 5 days) to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Our family first met Peter & Claire Reaburn in 1995 and have since forged a deep friendship. Peter assisted me with my preparation for both Sheffield and Hawaii and I am forever grateful. For many years we have trained together for triathlon and cycling. I have learnt a significant amount about sports science and exercise physiology from Peter.

I have seen the challenges that Claire’s Rare Ovarian Cancer has presented to herself and the family.

When Peter first spoke to me the idea of the Ride for Rare Ovarian Cancer Research in 2022 from Canberra to Melbourne I volunteered straight away. The opportunity to not only help a very dear friend but to raise funds for this cause resonates with me. I lost my own mother Patricia to breast cancer in 2008 and am acutely aware of the challenges that cancer presents not only for the patient but family and friends as well.

Due to personal circumstances my focus now is to prepare well for the ride in Bright Victoria – from 14th October 2024 to 18th October 2024 – plus raise as much money as I can for Rare Ovarian Cancer Research.

 

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22 Comments

  5. Philanthropy is good for the soul as well as the cause you are donating to.
    Great effort Mike and all the best for the ride

  6. All the best Mike for the big ride, you are a legend raising money for ROC 🙂

  9. I am donating to this cause as I think this effort by Michael is amazing and just want to show my gratitude to him in raising awareness for this disease.

  10. Thank you Mike, great causes like this need great people like you to get the message out there. Good luck for the ride.

  12. Good luck Michael. Will be thinking of you and thank you for raising money for a very important cause. Best wishes to you and family. x Lyn

  13. Thank-you for your efforts to raise awareness & much needed $ for research. I lost my mum to ovarian cancer 5 years age and its devastating.

  15. Wha an awesome cause Mike. I look forward to seeing some photos of your ride in future editions of the council e-newsletter, especially the Mt Buffalo leg, that is a stunning area.

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