Three medical students who are spending the summer cycling across the country to raise money for leukemia research have made it to the Central time zone.
Rising first years James Alex, Greg Hebert and Tom Williams are pedaling their way through the Midwest, more than halfway through the 4,000-mile Coast to Coast for a Cure ride to benefit Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research.
When they get a chance along the way, they’re posting updates on a blog of their journey, which also includes a GPS tracking of their progress. They started in San Francisco June 19 and expect to be back in Connecticut by mid-August.
During a chance meeting at a stop on the old Oregon Trail in Scottsbluff, Neb., a writer for the local paper took an interest in the riders. The story ran the next day.
This is the sixth Coast to Coast for a Cure. Each year a new group of first-year medical students has made up the cycling team.
The Hartford nonprofit Lea’s Foundation is a philanthropic partner of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, where the Lea’s Foundation Center for Hematologic Disorders was dedicated in 2007.
Follow the riders on their blog at http://coasttocoastforacure2011.blogspot.com/. To make a pledge to support Coast to Coast for a cure, go to http://leasfoundation.org.
