James Golding
Winning the Race Across America - one step at a time
Fundraising for The Buffalo Foundation
Story
In 2020 I planned on becoming the first British athlete to win the world’s toughest bike race; the Race Across America - then COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill. It has been a long time coming, but after months of training, planning and determination, the race is about to begin.
Since I was first diagnosed with cancer ten years ago, I have come to believe anything in possible and that - one step at a time - we are all capable of achieving anything we put our minds to. In the ten years since that first diagnosis, I have recovered from cancer twice, discovered cycling, competed in 21 multi-day events and am the first British person to hold the Guinness Seven Day World Record for distance cycled.
After all of that, the most important thing I've learned is that there’s no such thing as failure. So I've set out with one goal in mind - I’m going to win Race Across America, raise money for charity and inspire the next generation to realise that anything is possible.
The Buffalo Foundation, a charity I'm immensely proud to support as a trustee, works with local communities and schools to enable access to education and future employment, whilst using sport as a catalyst. In the last 5 years, hundreds of young adults have benefitted from after school tutoring, sports coaching, and on-the-job training. Through these 'academies' the Foundation is directly supporting young adults to unlock, and realise, their potential. By donating, you'll be providing school supplies, recruiting tutors, enabling access to sporting equipment and giving life-changing opportunities to children.
Thank you - and see you on the other side of America.