Thirty-five children woke up Sunday at Lurie Children’s Hospital hoping to beat cancer. On the streets below, 22 bikers prepared for a five-day, 100-mile ride through Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin to fund pediatric cancer research.
Shawn Horton, of Hugo, Minnesota, began training for the event in May, shortly after his 7-year-old son, Felix, completed his final round of chemotherapy. Felix thinks his father is “crazy” for biking so far, but the 38-year-old views the bike ride as an homage to his son’s battle.
“I’ve never ridden this many miles all at once, but putting myself through a hard time — it’s nowhere near as hard as cancer — is a way to struggle, to pay respects to those kids,” Horton said…