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Leanne Rowling

Triathlon Pink 2026-27 Series

Help me reach my goal of $1,000

Please support my Triathlon Pink fundraiser!

Did you know that every day 56 people in Australia are diagnosed with breast cancer and 9 people in Australia die every day from this disease?  

That is why I am taking part in Triathlon Pink and raising funds for world-class breast cancer research to help National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) towards their vision of Zero Deaths from breast cancer.

Please support me and my pledge to save lives and make a difference.

Every donation, big or small, will get me closer to reaching my goal. Together, we can stop deaths from breast cancer. 

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My Updates

Sweat, glitter and tutus😰✨🧑🏼‍🩰

Sunday 18th Oct
To say it's been a tough time recently is a light statement.
Training had been reduced to a weekly Parkrun whilst trying to co-ordinate the obstacles life has sent my way.
Sudden illness on Thursday had me second guessing my stubborness that usually pulls me through.
Today, it was gels, paracetemol, and nerds gummy clusters. And a WHOLE lot of willpower deep, deep down, when I probably should've been curled up in bed with a box of tissues and a cuppa.
But, medicine is wonderful. And we survived. Wouldn't say thrived, but the vibes, spectators and whimsy was the glue for today, and sharing lollies amongst others was a great pick-me-up mid run.
I was so tired heading towards the finish - who put the finish going UP a hill? That was just rude. Flat, or downhill. But never up. 
The Port Macquarie Ironman 70.3 today? Bonkers. But gosh, I am so inspired.
Probs won't do one of those. 
For a few years at least😅
Full breakdown to come, emotionally as well😂
What a fantastic cause! Humbled to be apart of something so much bigger than my little 'ol life🩷

Sam with the cheeky smile

Tuesday 8th Sep
When printing a roll of film took 6hrs from a specialised printing shop and cost $20.

My why💕

Tuesday 8th Sep
There is a different type of person out there that we meet, a person that is kind and selfless. But is genuinely kind, the type that many people talk about in the brightest light.
In highschool, I became friends with someone called Samantha. And Sam was this beautiful person who could see the good in everyone. Would give them second, third chances, would always think the best of people, and you could not tell her otherwise.
She became one of my dearest friends. We did classes together, came equal 11th in a maths exam (despite sitting in different sections) and she was just someone you wanted in your life.
Now Sam met someone called Dave, and to see these two beautiful kind souls meet - it was meant to be.
Sam and Dave did what you do when in love, you get married and make a beautiful life full of adventures around Australia, and even around the world. They built communities with church groups, worked on people's farms with Outback Links. Truly selfless.
Dave had cancer as a kid, and that shaped him to be the person he was. Nothing was ever a bother. Hilarious. We still talk about stories of him falling into the prickly bush off his bike - and sadly, his cancer came back. Dave left us all including Sam in 2012. An event that just made your heart ache.
Sam became a teacher, and grew a legacy to leave behind - helping teach disadvantaged kids in rural Australlia with Tikvah Education Australia and their HoTLaNe project. The kind-hearted soul had found a way to leave her mark on the world.
Sam was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer after finding a lump mid 2021. She was in her 30s. 
After rounds of chemo, radiation, surgery etc, our beautiful Sam passed in 2025. Whilst she was battling, she continued her legacy of teaching, of guiding kids to fulfill her potential with. She was passionate. She wanted to make a difference.
She's in the photo on my desk with a cheeky smile urging me to keep going when I lose motivation.

And so I want to make a difference. How to keep Sam's memory ongoing. How to support others in her position. How to prevent others being in that position.

And whilst I have travelled a different path to Sam, I hope it would make her proud.

So whilst I try my best to survive a sprint triathlon, I'm more doing this to help beautiful souls from leaving this world too early. Because we all need people like Sam in this world🩷

Thank you to my Sponsors

$150

Anonymous

Beautiful cause. You've got this!

$117.43

Anonymous

Put those parkruns to good use!

$75

Elizabeth Tong

You're amazing Laney, congrats on the event!

$55.95

Louise Bodor

$55.95

Kat And Nate Miles

Go sissy !!

$55.95

Jess

$55.95

Natalie Morgan

Absolutely smash it! So proud of you x

$54.75

Matt R

Go you good thing!!! Keep being your awesome self. Run like The Flash, swim like a mermaid and ride like Lance Armstrong (but without drugs).

$50

Jo Kerr

Because you're just as inspiring as Sam! x

$34.40

Grant Patrick

Good luck Leanne. I believe in you ❤️

$30

Toni Pursehouse

True friendship leaves deep footprints in our hearts. Laney, trusting your footprints leave a mark on the "Triathlon pink" path.

$23.81

Rebecca Stothard

Run Turkey Run! Gobble up those km's!

$23.81

Erin Mckenna

$20

Anonymous

You can do this, Lee!

$11.92

Laney

Believe in yourself! Because this is you, sponsoring future you! Run like the wind Bullseye!🏇🏼