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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You know, last week we introduced you to Rollie Jenkins
of ABC Home and Commercial Services. He and his brother
are doing a bike ride from Anchorage, Alaska to College Station.
It's an eighty six day journey and it started last
week and role he's on the.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Horn with me right now. He's a little bleary.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Eyed, which I get because it's Alaska and the time
difference is crazy. You are now six six seven days
into this where first of all, where are you?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
So we are on the border of Canada and Alaska.
We are crossing over the Canadian border, you know, probably
around noon today, and pretty anxious about it just because
you know, one is we're going into a different state.
Alaska is so big. You don't realize it's so big
until you ride it on a bicycle. Would they say
that Alaska is as big as Texas California? And I
(00:53):
think it was Montana all combined in one. So it's huge.
It's huge. So it's going to be a big accomplishment
to get through Alaska, get into Canada and start that journey.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
So you know, you brought up Alaska.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I mean I have this, I guess preconceived notion of
Alaska being really cold, and snowy.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
What's Alaska like in June?
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Unbelievable. It's worth any any any time anybody has an
opportunity to go visit Alaska, go do with it, dude,
in the summer. But it is just unbelievable. The skies,
the mountains, the rivers, the valleys. I mean, it's just
it is incredible and beautiful thing to ride on a bicycle.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
All right, So now we're crossing into Canada. What part
of Canada are we getting into at first?
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Well, we're on and I'm I mean, I'm gonna miss
that one up. I'm gonna find that whole one second.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
That's okay, I can always can always Okay.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
What sins Lake? Is that the lake dead Man? None, No,
we're sitting that. Where's Canada? Where we're We're thirty miles
and then but what's the end of the town with Alcan?
We're okay, we're at the Alcan border. Okay, sorry about that,
Go for go ahead. Well today we're crossing at the
(02:14):
Alcan border into Canada, leaving dead Man's campgram in Alaska.
So it's going to be a great ride. It's going
to take a lot of time going through the border. Patrol.
But you know, we're very, very excited about today.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
What have you experienced so far in this first week?
I know you've got the big trailer up there. I've
been watching the pictures at Brothers Bike on Facebook and
there are people.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Coming out there to say hi to you.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
I mean, how how has that been going a lot
of people coming out for you.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Well, our r V is just plastered. It's loud and
proud about why we're doing this ride. And so yes,
we get people coming up explain to me about SUDC
or explained to me about what's going on in Haiti,
and it's a great opportunity for us to tell our story.
And the people that we meet are just incredible. I
(03:09):
would say Alaskans and Texans are pretty similar, folks.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Let's remind everybody why, of course we're doing this over
these next eighty or so days.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Yes, I mean so, first of all, SUDC Unexpected Death
and Children Most per Foundation is specifically who's we're funding two,
which will be paying for the research that's being done
to find out why children are dying that are one
years old up to around seventeen. And that research is
so important if we're ever going to get a handle
(03:39):
this to why this is happening. We need NYU is
the university that's doing it, and they're doing an amazing job.
They've made great progress over the years. And if we
could stop children from dying for reasons we can't discover,
we can at least see some tailtale signs, that would
be just a miracle in itself. It would be such
a blessing. And then the other there is Mission Lazarus.
(04:03):
I have been involved in Haiti since twenty ten, the
earthquake that took out over three hundred thousand, and they're
probably in the worst condition today than they were back then,
just because the Games have taken over. People are dying
of starvation, children, everybody's just scared and terrified of what's
going on there, and we need to get back involved
in it again. And Haiti is a beautiful country, they're
(04:26):
amazing people, and we need to step into where we
can help, all right, So then I.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Need to ask you if people want to help. You know,
they can't always see the RV, which I know is
loud and proud, But where can they go to help
you guys out?
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Yes, well, we'd love it if you could go to
brothersbike dot org. Brothersbike dot org, and you'll see our website.
You can kind of follow us along on our journey,
see what we're doing where we are, and kind of
make fun of us if you want just that, we'd
love for you to chime in on that. Importantly. That's
where you can also read about subc and Mission Lazarus
(05:04):
and also make any donations that you wish to take.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So you're going to cross into Canada. When do you
get into the United States?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
My friend, Oh, the United States is a little bit
further down the road there. I think we're at thirty
one days before we get to the United States, and
that one we can't look that far down the road.
It's too far, it's too hard. We're going to take
getting into Canada as a big accomplishment and then we'll
start looking down a little bit further in about two weeks.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
How's the health holding up?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
I mean, this is a demanding as we've talked about before,
as we're both endurance athletes and what you're doing is
incredibly demanding.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Well, especially when you look at you know, sixty five
and older guys that are riding their bicycles and doing
it every day and we're knocking out between sixty five
and seventy five miles a day. Yeah, it's grueling. We're
getting there. I think we'll get you know, as the
next few weeks go by, we'll get our cadence down
a little bit more. So. I think all the outs,
all the sword and this will start wearing away. Our
(06:08):
next are all killing us. But we're going to get there.
We're feeling very positive, we're very supportive of each other.
It's very impressive to watch.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
All Right, so.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
The health is good, What are you doing to make
sure that it stays that way? Because I know for
somebody like me, Okay, I run four or five miles,
I need to stretch, I need to foam roll, I
need to do everything I do to ensure recovery. When
you're writing sixty to seventy five miles a day, how
(06:40):
do you make sure and you're.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Not you know, you're not Lance Armstrong, You're not going
to crazy speeds. How do you make sure that you're
able to keep going? What kind of measures are you
guys taking?
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Well? You know, at first, I would say good sleep
at night is really important for the daytime. Also, it
is stretching stretching more at the end of the day
than it is at the beginning of the day, just
because you're moving your muscles in such small circles the
whole time. And the other is eating right. And we're
doing that. I guess all of us kind of jump
in and play cook in the kitchen and the RB
(07:15):
and that works out real well. So I think that
we're doing the right things. And I can tell you
that as of today it looks super I can't say
what is going to be like in three weeks, but
today everybody's in a good spot.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
I tell you what. I'm kind of jealous of that RV.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
I've been looking at the pictures on the Brothers Bike
Facebook page.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
I mean, that's better than my kitchen.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Well, then we can use the outside the cook. So
last night we sat around the fire, were able to
cook steak dinner and then kind of just talk about
the day and the journey and what we what we
have in front of us.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
So wait a second, we excited about it. Did you
say steak like Grade A Texas steak?
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Oh, there were some beautiful great eight Texas stages. A
matter fac too, because we bought it before we.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Got out of here all right, before we go, let
everybody know again where and how they can help you
guys out.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Yes, please please go to brothersbike dot org brothersbike dot
org and kind of follow us along on our on
our journey. And then that's an opportunity for you to
if you want to make a donation. We would thoroughly
completely love that you would do so.
You know, last week we introduced you to Rollie Jenkins
of ABC Home and Commercial Services. He and his brother
are doing a bike ride from Anchorage, Alaska to College Station.
It's an eighty six day journey and it started last
week and role he's on the.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Horn with me right now. He's a little bleary.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Eyed, which I get because it's Alaska and the time
difference is crazy. You are now six six seven days
into this where first of all, where are you?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
So we are on the border of Canada and Alaska.
We are crossing over the Canadian border, you know, probably
around noon today, and pretty anxious about it just because
you know, one is we're going into a different state.
Alaska is so big. You don't realize it's so big
until you ride it on a bicycle. Would they say
that Alaska is as big as Texas California? And I
(00:53):
think it was Montana all combined in one. So it's huge.
It's huge. So it's going to be a big accomplishment
to get through Alaska, get into Canada and start that journey.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
So you know, you brought up Alaska.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I mean I have this, I guess preconceived notion of
Alaska being really cold, and snowy.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
What's Alaska like in June?
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Unbelievable. It's worth any any any time anybody has an
opportunity to go visit Alaska, go do with it, dude,
in the summer. But it is just unbelievable. The skies,
the mountains, the rivers, the valleys. I mean, it's just
it is incredible and beautiful thing to ride on a bicycle.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
All right, So now we're crossing into Canada. What part
of Canada are we getting into at first?
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Well, we're on and I'm I mean, I'm gonna miss
that one up. I'm gonna find that whole one second.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
That's okay, I can always can always Okay.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
What sins Lake? Is that the lake dead Man? None, No,
we're sitting that. Where's Canada? Where we're We're thirty miles
and then but what's the end of the town with Alcan?
We're okay, we're at the Alcan border. Okay, sorry about that,
Go for go ahead. Well today we're crossing at the
(02:14):
Alcan border into Canada, leaving dead Man's campgram in Alaska.
So it's going to be a great ride. It's going
to take a lot of time going through the border. Patrol.
But you know, we're very, very excited about today.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
What have you experienced so far in this first week?
I know you've got the big trailer up there. I've
been watching the pictures at Brothers Bike on Facebook and
there are people.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Coming out there to say hi to you.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
I mean, how how has that been going a lot
of people coming out for you.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Well, our r V is just plastered. It's loud and
proud about why we're doing this ride. And so yes,
we get people coming up explain to me about SUDC
or explained to me about what's going on in Haiti,
and it's a great opportunity for us to tell our story.
And the people that we meet are just incredible. I
(03:09):
would say Alaskans and Texans are pretty similar, folks.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Let's remind everybody why, of course we're doing this over
these next eighty or so days.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Yes, I mean so, first of all, SUDC Unexpected Death
and Children Most per Foundation is specifically who's we're funding two,
which will be paying for the research that's being done
to find out why children are dying that are one
years old up to around seventeen. And that research is
so important if we're ever going to get a handle
(03:39):
this to why this is happening. We need NYU is
the university that's doing it, and they're doing an amazing job.
They've made great progress over the years. And if we
could stop children from dying for reasons we can't discover,
we can at least see some tailtale signs, that would
be just a miracle in itself. It would be such
a blessing. And then the other there is Mission Lazarus.
(04:03):
I have been involved in Haiti since twenty ten, the
earthquake that took out over three hundred thousand, and they're
probably in the worst condition today than they were back then,
just because the Games have taken over. People are dying
of starvation, children, everybody's just scared and terrified of what's
going on there, and we need to get back involved
in it again. And Haiti is a beautiful country, they're
(04:26):
amazing people, and we need to step into where we
can help, all right, So then I.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Need to ask you if people want to help. You know,
they can't always see the RV, which I know is
loud and proud, But where can they go to help
you guys out?
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Yes, well, we'd love it if you could go to
brothersbike dot org. Brothersbike dot org, and you'll see our website.
You can kind of follow us along on our journey,
see what we're doing where we are, and kind of
make fun of us if you want just that, we'd
love for you to chime in on that. Importantly. That's
where you can also read about subc and Mission Lazarus
(05:04):
and also make any donations that you wish to take.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So you're going to cross into Canada. When do you
get into the United States?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
My friend, Oh, the United States is a little bit
further down the road there. I think we're at thirty
one days before we get to the United States, and
that one we can't look that far down the road.
It's too far, it's too hard. We're going to take
getting into Canada as a big accomplishment and then we'll
start looking down a little bit further in about two weeks.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
How's the health holding up?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
I mean, this is a demanding as we've talked about before,
as we're both endurance athletes and what you're doing is
incredibly demanding.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Well, especially when you look at you know, sixty five
and older guys that are riding their bicycles and doing
it every day and we're knocking out between sixty five
and seventy five miles a day. Yeah, it's grueling. We're
getting there. I think we'll get you know, as the
next few weeks go by, we'll get our cadence down
a little bit more. So. I think all the outs,
all the sword and this will start wearing away. Our
(06:08):
next are all killing us. But we're going to get there.
We're feeling very positive, we're very supportive of each other.
It's very impressive to watch.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
All Right, so.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
The health is good, What are you doing to make
sure that it stays that way? Because I know for
somebody like me, Okay, I run four or five miles,
I need to stretch, I need to foam roll, I
need to do everything I do to ensure recovery. When
you're writing sixty to seventy five miles a day, how
(06:40):
do you make sure and you're.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Not you know, you're not Lance Armstrong, You're not going
to crazy speeds. How do you make sure that you're
able to keep going? What kind of measures are you
guys taking?
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Well? You know, at first, I would say good sleep
at night is really important for the daytime. Also, it
is stretching stretching more at the end of the day
than it is at the beginning of the day, just
because you're moving your muscles in such small circles the
whole time. And the other is eating right. And we're
doing that. I guess all of us kind of jump
in and play cook in the kitchen and the RB
(07:15):
and that works out real well. So I think that
we're doing the right things. And I can tell you
that as of today it looks super I can't say
what is going to be like in three weeks, but
today everybody's in a good spot.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
I tell you what. I'm kind of jealous of that RV.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
I've been looking at the pictures on the Brothers Bike
Facebook page.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
I mean, that's better than my kitchen.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Well, then we can use the outside the cook. So
last night we sat around the fire, were able to
cook steak dinner and then kind of just talk about
the day and the journey and what we what we
have in front of us.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
So wait a second, we excited about it. Did you
say steak like Grade A Texas steak?
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Oh, there were some beautiful great eight Texas stages. A
matter fac too, because we bought it before we.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Got out of here all right, before we go, let
everybody know again where and how they can help you
guys out.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Yes, please please go to brothersbike dot org brothersbike dot
org and kind of follow us along on our on
our journey. And then that's an opportunity for you to
if you want to make a donation. We would thoroughly
completely love that you would do so.
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