The Ride: No Opportunity Wasted

This morning I was listening to a radio interview with the host of 'The Amazing Race', Phil Keoghan. Phil was talking about the upcoming season of 'The Amazing Race' and all things involved with that, but that isn't what this post is about. It's about something far more awesome. Riding a bike across the country, and for a worthy cause. 

Phil organized and rode in a ride across America raising money for MS. In all, they raised over $500,000 on the way. I love stories like this, because this summer I'll be taking part in my 3rd Tour de Cure for diabetes. It's a great cause and I'm really looking forward to riding farther and challenging myself more than I did last year, but more on that event later on. 

The other reason I love this story is that he got to ride his bike across the country, which is something that I would love to do someday. Now Phil has slightly different circumstances than I do, being a TV personality and all, no desk job commitment, and a support crew and trucks along for the ride [at least it appears that was the case], at any rate though, it's an incredible feat and one that I hope to complete one day myself. 

As of right now, the documentary film that was produced isn't scheduled to play in this area, but in the event that it does, I'll more than likely make it out to watch. Stories and films about sports, and the human willpower are some of my favorites, and very inspirational. They tend to bring you back to reality and help you realize that no matter how bad you think your life may be going, there are always others out there living under far more difficult circumstances. Here's the trailer for the film, hopefully it'll be available on netflix or something if it doesn't make it to a theater near here. Enjoy.

[The Ride: No Opportunity Wasted]