Grace Goodell
Grace Goodell / 2024 Team Fundraising
Here is a little about why I ride. My mom has always been the healthiest person I know. She grows all of our food in a massive backyard vegetable garden, only eats eggs that come from our chickens, runs 5 miles a day, and can swim the length of an entire lake without getting tired.That is why, last summer, I was completely shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Before my mom’s diagnosis, I had never experienced cancer firsthand, although my grandfather died of lung cancer. It took him before I got the chance to meet him, but my dad's stories about their days at the family lake house and hunting together make me wish that I got that opportunity.My mom has always been relatively skeptical of doctors– when talking about mammograms before her diagnosis, she shrugged them off. Maybe her cancer could have been caught months (or years), earlier if she had gotten her annual mammograms. I know she regrets that every day. Unfortunately, that is the reality for millions of people. Early diagnosis is the most important and deciding factor of cancer fatality rates. That is why I want to cycle to Alaska to fight cancer. I want to stop in every little town on the way to Alaska and inform people about the importance of early detection and prevention.My mom has completed all four of her chemo treatments, has undergone two surgeries and 6 weeks of radiation, followed by five years of hormone therapy. I hope and pray that this will be the end of her cancer journey, but it will not be the end of my journey fighting cancer from Texas to Alaska.To Alaska and back,Grace
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$4,864
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$6,000
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Janet Dietrich
$103.20 / 32 days ago
Hi Grace! I just met you, Aneesha and Rama at HEB in Lakeway during your training ride. So impressive that you guys are doing this ride! I just read your profile and your mom sounds amazing and she obviously raised an incredible daughter! Good luck on your ride and look me up/message me on linked-in if I can be helpful given your major. :) Janet Dietrich, Houston (and Lakeway), (Macquarie Group)
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Evan Autin
$30.96 / 129 days ago
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Riley Edwards
$25.80 / 129 days ago
Proud of you!!! And very very impressed, TX-AK doesn’t stand a chance, ride on!!!!
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Grace Goodell
$67.00 / 141 days ago
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Daniel Dudek
$103.20 / 147 days ago
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Marcia Wadlow
$103.20 / 147 days ago
Jill and I will be following you every pedal of the way! If there was one grandchild of mine who would ride her bike from Texas to Alaska, I always knew it would be you.
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Jeff Goodell
$516.00 / 147 days ago
So proud of you for this, Grace. May your muscles flatten mountains and your courage guide you through the wind and heat (and mosquitoes!) and your great spirit carry you and all your friends across the glaciers of Alaska. You go, girl!
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Donna Mainini
$309.60 / 150 days ago
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Michele Owens
$1,000.00 / 151 days ago
So proud of Grace Goodell, for her energy, her stamina, and her civic-mindedness.
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Laura Bennett
$258.00 / 153 days ago
Go Grace! You will make a huge impact with all the people you meet along the way!
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Julia Nigro
$25.73 / 197 days ago
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Thomas Sieniewicz
$205.80 / 197 days ago
Gracie, I have known you for a long time I can attest that 4500 miles on a bike for you will be as easy as catching a bucket of Maine mackeral on a pink Barbie fishing rod, eating apple or blueberry pie and swiming in the 50 degree Atlantic waters while laughing and smiling. GO GO GO! love Captain Haddock
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Ethan Heasley
$30.00 / 197 days ago
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Etta Carpender
$5.15 / 197 days ago
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Leah Nigro
$51.45 / 197 days ago
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Katelyn Anderson
$51.45 / 200 days ago
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Anonymous
$500.00 / 210 days ago
About Grace Goodell
If you couldn’t already tell, I love to be outside. You can find me paddling a river with Longhorn Stream Team, guiding a backpacking trip with the UT Outdoor Center, and soon biking to Alaska! I also love going to see live music and exploring new food spots around Austin, knitting, reading, and cats!