Ambrosians Push Physical Limits While Raising Money for Cancer Patient

Ambrosians John Byrne (professor and chair of marketing) and Rick Fountain (part-time assistant football coach) are joining forces to conquer a race of immense proportions. In the process, they're raising money to support a very brave 8-year-old, Charly Erpelding.

From the Quad-City Times:
"The Leadville 100 is billed as the "Race Across the Sky," a 100-mile run across the treacherous terrain of the Colorado Rockies that tests the limits of its participants' endurance.

"Two local men have been training for the August race, and in the process are hoping to help a Bettendorf girl facing a battle of her own." Go to the rest of the story.