Brothers, John and Mike Logsdon, are riding their bicycles 15,000 miles, from Alaska to Argentina to Raise Money for National Brain Tumor Foundation.
January 1, 2006 (Press Release) --
In July 2005, two San Francisco-born brothers flew to the upper reaches of Alaska prepared for nine months of rigorous cycling. John and Mike Logsdon will complete a 15,000-mile bicycle trip through 13 countries from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina, averaging 70 miles of cycling per day for approximately 280 days. Paired with the National Brain Tumor Foundation’s Racing Ahead program, John and Mike aspire to raise $50,000 for brain tumor research in the name of their late mother, Jean Logsdon.
The impressive ride is the ultimate experience for two young men devoted to globetrotting. The brothers both claim to have inherited their wanderlust from their mother, Jean Logsdon, to whom the trip is dedicated. Conceived on the island of Java, born in Australia, and raised in Morocco and New York City, Jean knew the virtues of travel from an early age. When she was eight-years-old, Jean crossed the Sahara desert by Jeep with her mother; and as a young woman, Jean’s wandering ways brought her across Europe and Asia, before she finally moved to California, a trip Jean made solo from New York City in her convertible sports car.
In 1996, the Logsdon family was devastated when Jean was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor that took her life in the winter of the same year. After their mother’s death, both John and Mike instinctually found comfort in travel, the only activity that seemed to appropriately honor the enduring memory of their mother’s adventuresome spirit.
The brothers are now cycling together from the upper reaches of North America to the southern-most city in the world in support of teh National Brain Tumor Foundation. The NBTF, raises funds for research and provides support and information to patients and families.
John and Mike are available for interview throughout their trip which will last from July 2005 to April 2006. Please contact Melody Meyer if you would like to interview John or Mike via email from the road or if you would like to request hi-res photographs of the brothers on their route. To direct your readers/audience to help John and Mike meet their $50,000 goal, contact NBTF at 1.800.934.2873, or racingahead@braintumor.org or visit the their website at www.spinningsouthward.com.
The impressive ride is the ultimate experience for two young men devoted to globetrotting. The brothers both claim to have inherited their wanderlust from their mother, Jean Logsdon, to whom the trip is dedicated. Conceived on the island of Java, born in Australia, and raised in Morocco and New York City, Jean knew the virtues of travel from an early age. When she was eight-years-old, Jean crossed the Sahara desert by Jeep with her mother; and as a young woman, Jean’s wandering ways brought her across Europe and Asia, before she finally moved to California, a trip Jean made solo from New York City in her convertible sports car.
In 1996, the Logsdon family was devastated when Jean was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor that took her life in the winter of the same year. After their mother’s death, both John and Mike instinctually found comfort in travel, the only activity that seemed to appropriately honor the enduring memory of their mother’s adventuresome spirit.
The brothers are now cycling together from the upper reaches of North America to the southern-most city in the world in support of teh National Brain Tumor Foundation. The NBTF, raises funds for research and provides support and information to patients and families.
John and Mike are available for interview throughout their trip which will last from July 2005 to April 2006. Please contact Melody Meyer if you would like to interview John or Mike via email from the road or if you would like to request hi-res photographs of the brothers on their route. To direct your readers/audience to help John and Mike meet their $50,000 goal, contact NBTF at 1.800.934.2873, or racingahead@braintumor.org or visit the their website at www.spinningsouthward.com.
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