Day 2…This is for you Olivia Parker!

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Day 2 - Cal’s Angels W.A.R on Wheels

We rode for Olivia Parker. She passed away in 2021 after a 3 year battle with glioblastoma (brain tumor). I’m told she was an incredible young lady, full of humor, energy, and positivity, Today’s ride cannot replicate the pain and suffering that she went through and the pain her family goes through every day. However, I can arguably say it would not have made it if we didn’t have Olivia in our hearts and minds as this was the HARDEST thing I’ve ever done!!!


Learning more about the current state of pediatric cancer research has been incredibly disheartening and motivating at the same time. I’m not sure I would put myself through this torture, if cancer didn’t exist, or the federal funding was appropriate for pediatric cancer!
  • Only 4% of federal funding goes towards pediatric cancer research.
  • Almost every current pediatric cancer treatment was approved over 30 years ago.
  • 99% of survivors will experience serious health issues due to the toxicity of current treatments. 
So today we put ourselves in a serious pain cage. We left the hotel at zero dark thirty in 35° weather and had such an amazing support crew that allowed us to strip layers as our body temperature climbed significantly from the watts we were putting out on the climbs. We had 17 category climbs today and we climbed nearly 12,000 feet over 105 miles. My hamstring was suffering about 30 miles in and even though we rode within our abilities, I laid on the ground for 15 minutes when we got to the hotel. My IT band and my legs are absolutely miserable, but we’re gonna do it again tomorrow.

I hit a max speed 47.9 miles per hour and only had one sketchy incident with a tractor-trailer shoving us off the road as we were riding 40+ miles an hour 🤷‍♂️

Now it’s time to have some chocolate milk, maybe an ice 🧊 bath 😩, and maybe go to bed at 7 o’clock!!! I am CASHED and I need to recover for another hard ride tomorrow







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