Mike Kennard, best known for “Froggie” the stuffed frog tied to his handlebars and smoking riders half his age has writen a great piece on the 2008 ride. 
“Why do you do the ride? I could never bike that far! What’s a Muddy Angel? Are you crazy or are you a masochist?”
These are the usual questions that get asked of those of us who ride the 600-mile EMS Memorial Bike Ride from NYC to Roanoke, Virginia. There’s only one answer to all the questions; we do it to honor and remember the fallen EMS providers and their families and to remind everyone who sees and hears of us of the tremendous sacrifice that has been made.
This is my third ride. Before my first ride, my friend and partner Doug Martin spent two years talking about taking on the challenge. Since we are always looking for something to do that is physically challenging, a little crazy and sounds like a good time, adding “for a good and needed cause” seemed like the perfect combo.
What we found was much more. We found a tremendous physical challenge, craziness and really good times but also new friendships that will last a lifetime. These are friends who we know understand the level of caring and emotion we bring to our work every single day, friends we miss as soon as the ride is over…
