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Hey there Fellow Pro-Lifers!

We are less than 4 days from the start of the third annual Biking for Babies 800+ mile pro-life ride from Louisiana to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Before we set off, we want to make you aware/remind you of a few things…

1.) The set up of the ride is changing in order to accommodate the extremely high temperatures… first, the ride will begin in Covington, Louisiana in lieu of New Orleans. Covington sits on the north side of Lake Ponchatrain instead of the south side like New Orleans–making the first day’s ride about 25 miles shorter.

2.) The leg of the route from Memphis to Effingham/Teutopolis, IL will be covered over the course of 3 days instead of the original 2 increasing the overall length of the trip from 7 to now 8 days. (Once again, a change made because of the heat)

3.) Check out the videos which will be posted on the website throughout the ride in addition to daily blogs from the riders which will begin June 13.

4.) Buy a B4B t-shirt or donate if you haven’t done so and are able.

5.) Keep spreading the word to your friends and family about the ride and working to promote a Culture of Life through prayer, the Biking for Babies facebook page, and other means–remember, our goal isn’t just to raise money for Students for Life of Illinois, Living Alternatives, and A Women’s Care Center, but to increase awareness of the importance of the pro-life mission!

With the weather heating up, so is all of our riders’ training for the big ride! I know that it’s been a long tough past few months as our endurance training has increased in volume and intensity in order to adequately prepare for the 850 mile/7 day pro-life bike ride. 

Several days ago I completed my own single day-double century ride (200 miles in one day) in order to make sure that I’m on my way to being fully prepared. Fellow B4B rider, Eric Johannigmeier, met me along the route and joined me for his own 100 mile ride that day. A modest tailwind, 11 snicker bars, and 64 ounces of Powerade ensured the success of my trip over the 11 hours it took me to complete the distance from Freeburg, located in southwestern Illinois, to my friend’s house in Peoria 200 miles north.

Please continue praying for the cause for which we will be riding beginning only three weeks from tomorrow beginning in New Orleans! Keep checking into our website where you can order t-shirts, donate, view videos, and read blogs from the riders.  Daily posts detailing the adventures of each day’s journey, beginning June 13, will be provided, so stay tuned for that!

We have raised almost $4,000–that’s still a long ways from the goal of $15,000 that we hope to reach for the folks at Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center, A Women’s Care Center, and Students for Life of Illinois… so, spread the word and encourage friends and family to donate!

Also… a big welcome to Kevin Biese, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison who will be joining us!

“Nothing we do to defend the human person, no matter how small, is ever unfruitful or forgotten. Our actions touch other lives and move other hearts in ways we can never fully understand in this world. Don’t ever underestimate the beauty and power of the witness you give in your pro-life work.”

–Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput

Hey there pro-life fans…

I hope that you’re all having a holy Holy Week! We’re now less than two months from the ride…so exciting! I’ve been definitely more vigilant in my time spent on the roads–mostly running, but trying to get in a token bike ride or two each week. Planning on my training on the bike peaking for two big training rides…a single day double century (200 miles in one day) and a two day trip from my home in Freeburg to my friend’s place just across the street from Wrigley Field in Chicago. I think the distance is about 300 miles. Once I get those rides in I think I’ll feel confident and ready to ride!

T-shirts have been put on order. Believe me, I think they are super cool this year! So, add yourself to our email list on the right so you can be the first to know when they’re out.

Keep checking out our website for updates and videos as the ride looms nearer and keep the mothers and babies we’re riding for in your prayers!

Mike

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The news is official…This year’s Biking for Babies Pro-Life ride will begin June 13 in New Orleans and finish 870 miles later on June 19 at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

T-shirts will be available soon for ordering!

An announcement:

Unfortunately, we will be unable to formally announce the dates of this summer’s ride until April 15. Until then, keep following our posts and stay tuned for more information!

Thanks,
Mike