I am a diabetes champion because I raised almost $8,000 for the Diabetes Summer Surge. On the occasion of my 50th birthday, I decided to do an Ironman triathlon and raise money for the Canadian Diabetes Association. I called my project Rob’s 50 IM for DM (Ironman for Diabetes Mellitus). I was inspired to raise money by my son Patrick who has type 1 diabetes and has raised $1,600 for diabetes through his participation in the Sudbury Rocks Half Marathon. I completed the Madison, Wisconsin Ironman in September 2009.