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THE LONG BIKE BACK
Timeline:
| June 29, 2006 | Pearson is severely injured by a hit-and-run driver while on his bicycle. |
| November 2006 |
After two surgeries and months of painful recovery, Pearson starts physical therapy and is able to ride on an indoor recumbent bike. |
| April 2007 |
Pearson buys a new bike and begins riding outside again. |
| May 2007 |
Planning to do the cross-country ride in September 2007, Pearson is forced to postpone the trip after he is told by his doctors that the ride will do further permanent damage to his back. |
| June 2007- 2008 |
Pearson undergoes more treatments on his back and he and Peter train for the ride across Route 20. |
May 15, 2008 |
Pearson & Peter host a fundraiser and ride in Skaneateles, NY. |
| May 21, 2008 |
The Ride of Silence. Pearson and Peter will lead a ride on Central Ave in Greenburgh , NY- the same road on which Pearson was hit. |
| Summer 2008 |
Pearson and Peter continue to train and raise funds for the trip. |
| August 12, 2008 |
The epic ride begins on Route 20 in Newport, Oregon (Map) |
| August 18, 2008 | Idaho |
| August 24, 2008 | Wyoming |
| Sept 3, 2008 | Nebraska |
| Sept 7, 2008 | Iowa |
| Sept 13, 2008 | Illinois |
| Sept 16, 2008 | Indiana |
| Sept 17, 2008 | Ohio |
| Sept 20, 2008 | Pennsylvania |
| Sept 22, 2008 | New York |
| Sept24, 2008 | Skaneateles, NY - Pearson & Peter's Hometown |
| Sept 29, 2008 | Westfield, Massachusetts |
| Sept 30, 2008 | Reach end of Route 20 in Boston, Massachusetts |
| Oct 1, 2008 | Trip ends at the Atlantic Ocean on Marconi Beach in Cape Cod, MA |
| Oct 5, 2008 |
Pearson, Pete and the crew return home |
| Oct 2008- Summer 2009 | Editing of the film, with release planned for Fall or Winter 2009 |
Although the trip has ended Pearson is doing speaking engagements around the country, so if you would like to meet up or connect please contact us
PDF of full trip ITINERARY
