Red Deer man riding to conquer cancer in honour of family
A first-time participant in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer says he’s doing it to honour two family members who’ve had to fight the devastating disease.
Ken Schulzke of Red Deer says he’s been putting in all the necessary physical work to get prepared for the two-day ride which will take participants through the foothills of the Rocky Mountains before finishing back in Calgary.
The 53-year-old says when it came to deciding to take on the challenge, a sign was all he needed.
“I had read about the ride prior to Christmas and as fate would have it, we had a gift exchange and the gift I got was a sign which said ‘The bicycle is a simple solution to some of the world’s most complicated problems’ and I took that as someone telling me to get off my tush, put it on a bike seat and ride for cancer,” he says. “Right then and there at the Christmas party, I announced to my family that I was going to undertake this ride.”