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Oklahoma couple will participate in the 10th Multiple Sclerosis Society bike ride will go from Tulsa to Oklahoma City

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON | Published: September 23, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment


Tom and Emily Teasdale will participate in their 10th Multiple Sclerosis Society bike ride this weekend, bicycling 135 miles along Route 66 from Tulsa to Oklahoma City.

photo - Emily Teasdale and her husband Tom pose for a photo with their tandem bicycle at Lake Hefner on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Emily, who has multiple sclerosis, has been training with her husband to ride in the upcoming MS Ride that goes from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman.
Emily Teasdale and her husband Tom pose for a photo with their tandem bicycle at Lake Hefner on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Emily, who has multiple sclerosis, has been training with her husband to ride in the upcoming MS Ride that goes from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman.

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Cyclists face 135-mile route

• What: Bike MS – The Mother Road Ride is a 135-mile ride along historic Route 66 from Tulsa to Oklahoma City.


• When: Cyclists will leave Saturday from the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus and ride until Chandler, where they’ll spend the night. The race ends Sunday at the state Capitol.


• Benefit: Proceeds will go to research into a cure for multiple sclerosis, which strikes about 3,200 Oklahomans. Last year’s event raised more than $450,000 and involved more than 600 cyclists, according to the Oklahoma chapter of the National MS Society.

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The arduous ride is difficult for even the top cyclists, but for Emily Teasdale it’s an even tougher challenge. She’s battled MS for 11 years. Riding on the tandem bike with her husband is another way to rally against the debilitating disease and raise money for the MS Foundation.

"We are raising money for research, for the next person who finds out they have MS,” Emily Teasdale said.

The Oklahoma City couple prefer to think of the long ride as a series of 10-mile endurance tests. They’ll take breaks when needed, or board vehicles when exhaustion becomes too much.

"It’s a challenge, but every day is a challenge for people like this,” Tom Teasdale said.

Training for the rides has helped Emily Teasdale stay in shape and ward off progression of her disease. She takes medications that have helped her avoid relapses.

The couple have no plans to slow down, planning to ride in the fundraisers for many years to come.

"We’ll be done when she can’t stay on the back of the bike,” Tom Teasdale said.

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