Beginning May 11, 2013 a team of six Hardin- Simmons University leadership minor students, one professor, and one sports and recreation instructor (Bob Sanderson) will be biking almost nine hundred miles across Texas, the second largest state in the United States, from El Paso to Texarkana. That is 1/3 of the way across the country. It will be in a relay type fashion with two riders at a time going for a certain amount of miles and then letting the next two get on the bikes and do the next leg and so on. This may seem like a crazy idea…but it is possible!!
The trip itself is two-fold. The first reason for the trip is to gain experience within our own leadership studies program. We will be and are, currently, learning more of what it means to work together in a group to accomplish a specific goal. Our goal, currently, is to be able to make the trip happen with the help of generous support and donations.
The other purpose of this trip is to raise awareness to the benefits of physical activity. We will be visiting some schools promoting awareness in fighting child obesity, promoting health, fitness and bicycle safety. It is meant to encourage our society as a whole that a healthy lifestyle is not out of reach, but just takes discipline and motivation.
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