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We were interviewed by Allan Wishart for the mid-day sports show Post to Post the show was rerun the next during a community new segment.

PRINCE GEORGE – Donna Bartel and Mike Pearson of Vernon, B.C., are taking on an incredible challenge: running in triathlons in every province and territory in a four and a half month span. Their campaign “Tri’ing to end ALS” is fundraising for ALS research and supports.

“We are trying to end ALS by doing a triathlon in every province and territory across Canada,” Bartel said.

How’s this for an adventure?
A couple from Vernon will be participating in a triathlon in every province and territory, including a stop in Prince George.
Donna Bartel and Mike Pearson will be competing to raise funds for ALS.

Two B.C. athletes will take part in 18 triathlons all across Canada as part of a fundraising journey for ALS research.
Donna Bartel, 60, and Mike Pearson, 64, will start this weekend in Nanaimo on their four-month effort to race 450 kilometres of triathlons to try to raise $600,000 for the ALS Society of B.C. and the society's Project Hope research at the University of British Columbia.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, formerly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal neurological disease that attacks brain and spinal cells, leading to paralysis and the inability to breathe. The remaining life expectancy for those diagnosed is typically between two to five years.
According to the ALS Society of B.C., approximately 390 people in B.C. live with the disease at any given time.

NANAIMO — Competing in triathlons across the country won’t be easy, but a Vernon couple has motivation on their side.
Mike Pearson, 63, and Donna Bartel, 59, start Trii’ing to End ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on Sunday, May 11 at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake Park.
The devastating progressive, often fatal neurological disease affects brain and spinal cord nerve cells, leading to increasingly restrictive muscle control.
ALS claimed the life of Pearson’s great uncle and Bartel’s mother.

Every day, nearly three Canadians are diagnosed with ALS. Tragically, 80 per cent of them will die within two to five years.
But for TransLink’s Donna Bartel, that staggering statistic isn’t the end of the story. It’s a call to action.
In memory of her mother, in honour of her friend, and in hope for the future, Donna is on a mission to give support and hope to those living with ALS.
She’s raising money by competing in a triathlon in every single province and territory in Canada.

Most people's summer plans include a trip, maybe some barbeques and time with family and friends. But a couple from Vernon has set a much more ambitious goal. They will be travelling across the country to compete is 17 triathlons, all for a good cause. Jay Durant has the details in This is BC.

Donna Bartel and Mike Pearson want to end ALS so much, they are willing to travel a great distance to do it.

A husband-wife duo will be 'Tri'ing' to put an end to ALS. Mike Pearson and Donna Bartel are embarking on a cross-Canada Triathlon fundraiser for ALS.

News from Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News and various Black Press Media Outlets

The ALS Society of British Columbia’s (ALS BC) PROJECT HOPE, in a powerful collaboration with the Government of British Columbia, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, and Vancouver Coastal Health, proudly announces the opening of the new Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Related Disorders (ALSRD) Clinic.

British Columbians, Donna Bartel and husband Mike Pearson will be “Tri’ing to End ALS” by competing in a triathlon in each of Canada’s 10 provinces and 3 Territories in 2025.