Remember Buddy Boren? He’s the Texas cancer survivor who’s made several cross-country cycling journeys for fundraisers. His most recent trek, pedaling across the length of Route 66, was his most difficult, according to WFAA.com:
Mr. Boren took his licks on Route 66. He had bronchitis before he left Chicago on July 8. He hammered into a stiff headwind all the way. He wasn’t prepared for the rolling, often steep hills of Missouri, which left his knees unable to continue by Amarillo.
When he finally made it to Los Angeles, after taking a break to recuperate, he had his first two falls in his touring history. He chipped a tooth on the first, a run-in with a city trash can. Later that day, he fell when a city bus squeezed him toward and over a curb.
He finished his journey, but Boren was ready to hang up his pedals. But while writing a book about his experiences, he’s getting the itch to do one final bicycle ride — perhaps around Texas.
“To do a ride where you could film it in a documentary, and get it out to thousands of people would be the logical next level for me,” Mr. Boren said.
I plan to ride from Sliprock NM to St Louis, mostly on Historic Route 66. If Mr Boren sees this and will send me any infor, advice, etc., I will be grateful.