Danny’s Ride

1,000 People
$30 Donation
$30,000 Closer To A Cure
Danny’s Ride has set a goal of raising $30,000 for cancer research by June 6th,2009.  This is a big goal but we have a big challenge – finding a cure for cancer.

Sponsors names will be presented on a certificate with the check for the total amount of money raised.

Please be one of 1,000 people who have had enough with the hurt and destruction cancer has caused.  Thank you.

FACT: Cancer is now the leading cause of death in the United States.

Trip Statistics

Miles: 84 Total

Total Trip Miles to Date: 1,151.52
Flat Tires: 15
Drew: 11
Danny: 4

First off, thank you for all the inspiring wall posts.  We have loved each and every one of them!
Second, I have checked and double checked the tires inside and out for anything that would be causing these flat tires.  They seem to alternate front and back and I almost always end up pulling something out of the tire that caused the flat.

The day started with my GPS watch failing to start.  It just would not turn on.  Despite a full night’s charge, it was completely dead.  So, we had to use my bike odometer to tell us how far we went.

Eight miles in, I had my first flat tire of the day.  It was the back tire.  The last time the back tire was flat was three days ago.  I changed it within fifteen minutes and began biking.  I met up with Danny and we biked together.  After twenty miles, we stopped at Subway with Ken.  We enjoyed chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, breakfast sandwiches and chocolate milk.  We were trying to eat as much as we could to prevent energy loss late in the day that we had been experiencing many days.

We started biking again and ten miles later I had another flat tire.  This time it was the front tire.  Danny took my tire off and pulled a long metal hair out of the tire.  We put a fresh tire in and began biking.  Within a quarter of a mile, I had another flat tire.  I checked the outside of the tire and found nothing.  I then checked the inside of the tire and found the other half of the long wire hair that Danny pulled out.

We put yet another fresh tube in and began biking.  At one point, Danny stopped biking suddenly, took his helmet off and out flew a bee.  Luckily, the bee had not stung him.  We enjoyed a good laugh and started biking again.  We stopped for another lunch at Dairy Queen.  We met a supervisor of oil rigs.  We had a great conversation and learned about how hard the economy has hit the oil business and the town.

Danny wanted to slow down and told me to go ahead.  After 15 miles of biking, I saw a CBS7 car drive by.  I looked their phone number up and called them to see if they would be interested in interviewing Danny.  They loved Danny’s story and said they would be sending someone to interview him. 

When we got to Colorado City, I stopped at a gas station to have an icee to help me cool down after approximately 85 miles of biking.  I noticed a local paper so I looked their number up and called them as well.  They too were interested in Danny’s story and sent a reporter.

Danny had two great unexpected interviews today.  The reporters were extremely professional and very impressed with Danny’s story.  Thank you to both!  We enjoyed a large dinner at a local restaurant.  We finished the night back at the hotel relaxing.  We are still working on the itinerary but will be heading to Abilene, Texas tomorrow.  We promise we will let everyone know as soon as we decide.

Becky- We should be in Dallas this Saturday and would LOVE to get together with you if you are available!