| June 29, 2006 |
Pearson is severely injured by a hit-and-run driver while on his bicycle.
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November 2006
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After two surgeries and months of painful recovery, Pearson starts physical therapy and is able to ride on an indoor recumbent bike.
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April 2007
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Pearson buys a new bike and begins riding outside again.
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May 2007
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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.
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June 2007- 2008
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Pearson undergoes more treatments on his back and he and Peter train for the ride across Route 20.
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May 15, 2008
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Pearson & Peter host a fundraiser and ride in Skaneateles, NY.
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May 21, 2008
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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.
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Summer 2008
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Pearson and Peter continue to train and raise funds for the trip.
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August 12, 2008
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The epic ride begins on Route 20 in Newport, Oregon (Map)
View our detailed itinerary |
| 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 |
| Sept 24, 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
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Pearson, Pete and the crew return home
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| Oct 2008- Present |
Editing of the film & fundraising. Film release planned for summer 2013 |
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Pearson's shattered femur
Pearson training in Central New York
Pearson & Pete at the Pacific Ocean
Pearson & Pete enter Yellowstone
Pearson & Pete in Boston
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