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7/31/2019 Lance Armstrong Letter
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305CENTURYPARKWAYALLEN,TEXAS75013-8042214.509.4100
WEB:www.cityofallen.orgEMAIL:[email protected]
10/18/12
LivestrongFoundation
2201E.SixthStreet
Austin,Texas78702
DearMr.Armstrong:
YouvewonsevenTourDeFrances.Youbeatcancer.Youhelpedraisenearly$500millionforthefight
againstcancerwithyourLivestrongFoundation.YouvedonecountlesscommercialsforNike.Needless
tosay,youvebeenabusyguy.Butwithyesterdaysnewsthatyouaresteppingdownaschairmanof
theLivestrongFoundationandnolongerwillendorseNike,youfinallyhavesometimeonyourhands
fornewchallenges.Astheysay,whenonedoorcloses,anotheroneopens.
Withthisinmind,theCityofAllensParksandRecreationDepartmentcordiallyinvitesyoutocompete
intheCitysannualRudolphRunonDecember1. Weunderstandthatyouhavebeenbannedfromboth
theNewYorkCityandChicagomarathons,butwewouldwelcomeyourparticipationineitherour5K
runor1milefunrun,withorwithoutreindeerantlers.Nowinits18thyearofexistence,thisfamily
affairsupportstheAllenIndependentSchoolDistrictcertainlyacauseworthyofembracing.
TheCityofAllenisfirmlyandadamantlyanti-doping,butitshouldbenotedthattherewillbenotesting
atRudolphRun.Afterall,wearekeenlyawarethathavingonesnosewiredforelectricityasRudolphis
allegedtohavedoneisakintounnaturalperformanceenhancement.Whoarewetojudgetherigorsofdrivingasleigharoundtheworldinonenightand/orridingabike2,000milesovergruelingterrain
duringa23daytimespan?
WehopetoseeyouinAllen,justacoupleofexitsnorthofyourhometownofPlano,onDecember1.
Furthermore,wewishyouthebestofluckwithyourfutureendeavors.Rememberalloftheother
reindeerusedtolaughandcallRudolphnames(likePinocchio).AndtheyneverletpoorRudolphplayin
anyreindeergames(likemarathons).Buteventuallyallthereindeerlovedhimagain.Andtheyshouted
outwithglee.SojoinusforRudolphRunandyoullgodowninhistory!
BestRegards,AllenParksandRecreation