Ride to Pikes Peak

An opportunity for a mother and son to do something special for Polycystic Kidney Disease, for organ donation and for us.

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In 1806, Zebulon Pike traveled west and sighted Pikes Peak. We biked 990 miles along his route and then ran the Pikes Peak Marathon. We are so grateful for the opportunity to raise PKD awareness. PKD caused the failure of Pat’s kidneys. A transplant saved her life eight years ago. Pat’s brothers, sisters and mother were afflicted with PKD, seven in all. Pat describes how PKD affected her life and televised news features are in the "News Coverage" link on the left margin.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Prep for Boston Marathon

I leave tomorrow for Boston Marathon. Me and some of my running buds are in the race this year.

First stop was the barbershop at the YMCA. I work out at the Downtown St. Louis YMCA which is a great old historic Y building with a barber shop. Everyone loves Jean the barber. During the winter I grow my hair but since Monday is race day it's time to cut it all off. Aerodynamic.

Next stop was the flag shop where I special ordered a PKD flag for the ride. I'll post details later but I'm bringing the flag to Boston for the weekend and ultimately this flag's going to fly on top of Pikes Peak. The shop owner was a real help so I asked him to join me for the photo.

Lastly I got our shirts. Mom and I have a bunch of these for RTPP. some are white and the others are PKD teal like you see in the picture. I'm wearing one in Boston. Does teal go fast? We'll find out.

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