Loki Carbis
- National: 420th
- State: 103rd in Vic
I'm Riding For
Mark O'Keefe
My Story
When I was in my early teens, my (second or third) cousin Mark O'Keefe developed leukemia. He fought and fought and fought - the kid had no quit in him. We played in rival basketball teams in the same competition, and I don't think my team ever beat his. He was a determined and talented player, and he loved the game.
As the disease progressed, he was no longer able to play, but he became his team's coach, wheeled in on a hospital gurney for matches, and winning more often than not. The next youngest coach in the competition was a decade older. Mark fought, and he fought, but in the end, there just wasn't enough fight to be had.
We were of an age, so we often hung out together at family gatherings, and he was just a regular kid off the court. We weren't that close, but I liked him and respected him.
All the years he should have had - all the games he should have played - the life of a boy and a man. Who knows? Maybe he was good enough to have gone all the way and won gold for Australia. Maybe he just would have been a decent and kind man. We'll never know - but he should have had that chance. Everyone should.
It's for him, and for all the other kids whose lives are being tragically cut short, that I'm participating in this Challenge.
Because right now, cancer is the largest single killer of children from disease in Australia – and kids should be living life, not fighting for it. And so I am riding and raising funds to support the Children's Medical Research Institute to continue their work into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and finding a cure for childhood cancer.
Please support my challenge by making a donation through my fundraising page to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.
Thanks for your support.
P.S. - I understand if you want to donate anonymously, but please let me know who you are privately so I can properly thank you!
My Legacy
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300 km Ridden$760 Raised2017
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352 km Ridden$1,097 Raised2018
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349 km Ridden$693 Raised2019
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786 km Ridden$931 Raised2020
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370 km Ridden$1,232 Raised2021
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741 km Ridden$1,507 Raised2022
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700 km Ridden$1,423 Raised2023
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431 km Ridden$1,083 Raised2024
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544 km Ridden$1,705 Raised2025
My Challenge
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3.2 km ride - Evening Ride - Friday, November 14, 2025
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2.6 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Friday, November 14, 2025
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2.7 km ride - Evening Ride - Thursday, November 13, 2025
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1.3 km ride - Evening Ride - Thursday, November 13, 2025
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4.2 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Monday, November 3, 2025
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3.8 km ride - Evening Ride - Sunday, November 2, 2025
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3.4 km ride - Evening Ride - Sunday, November 2, 2025
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1.8 km ride - Lunch Ride - Sunday, November 2, 2025
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3.7 km ride - Lunch Ride - Sunday, November 2, 2025
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2.9 km ride - Evening Ride - Saturday, November 1, 2025
Logged this ride 14 days ago - View on Strava
My Sponsors
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day Matching Donation
$391.95Received this donation 37 days ago
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Geoffrey Brent
$124.20Received this donation 48 days ago
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Matt Curtis
$124.20Received this donation 46 days ago
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Anna Zernecke
$103.50Received this donation 43 days ago
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Anne Carbis
$103.50Received this donation 38 days ago
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heather
$103.50Received this donation 38 days ago
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Elise McLellan
$72.45Received this donation 23 days ago
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Janice Boswell
$72.45Received this donation 38 days ago
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Mike
$72.45Received this donation 46 days ago
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Faye Gray
$51.75Received this donation 38 days ago
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Pat Scott
$51.75Received this donation 38 days ago
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Patricia Scott
$51.75Received this donation 73 days ago
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Thomas French
$51.75Received this donation 46 days ago
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Match Day Matching Donation
$45.03Received this donation 22 days ago
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Anonymous
$36.23Received this donation 46 days ago
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Anonymous
$36.23Received this donation 65 days ago
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Anonymous
$36.23Received this donation 38 days ago
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Mary Martin
$36.23Received this donation 59 days ago
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Maz Weaver
$36.23Received this donation 48 days ago
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Maureen Simon
$25.88Received this donation 37 days ago
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