David Pittman (a.k.a. DP_Turtle) is a 50-something son, brother, husband, dad, runner and volunteer committee member for the American Cancer Society DetermiNation team.
“Turtles against cancer” is a nod to the parable of the tortoise and the hare, which is a fitting analogy for the ongoing fight against cancer. But that’s not all — “turtles” also refers to a tasty treat you can receive for supporting David. He became a DetermiNation athlete in 2003 as a way to honor his sister, who has fought off cancer since 1988. (Learn more about the story behind “Turtles Against Cancer.”) In 2004, he joined the volunteer committee that recruits, encourages and supports DetermiNation runners and triathletes throughout their training and races. Since he joined DetermiNation, he has raised more than $53,000 to help fight cancer.
You can fight cancer too by donating to his DetermiNation campaign.
He lives in suburban Chicago with his wonderful wife and daughter, who he calls “his greatest athletic supporters,” usually to their eyerolls.
Aside from this page, he rarely talks about himself in the third person.
In addition to this blog, you can follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DP_Turtle.
5 comments
Scott Joseph says:
May 22, 2008 at 3:54 pm (UTC -5 )
You are a good person Mr. Pittman.
Rolf says:
February 17, 2009 at 2:32 pm (UTC -5 )
Wow, you are inspiring!! I can hardly muster enough energy to run to the fridge!!
pamela says:
July 15, 2009 at 9:40 pm (UTC -5 )
this is awesome. 30,000!
RaceCourseReview.com says:
July 19, 2009 at 12:01 am (UTC -5 )
David,
You are truly an amazing athlete. We would love to have you as a featured athlete on RaceCourseReview.com.
Take a look at http://www.racecoursereview.com/beta and send me an email if you are interested.
Keep up the spectacular work and continue to stay strong!
Sincerely,
RCR
Turtle#1 says:
July 21, 2009 at 7:23 pm (UTC -5 )
If flattery is the way you get runners/reviewers … well, it works. I love running and writing about races, so I’m up for adding reviews on your site.