Two women ride to beat MS
 Lisa Disbrow - Photo by Ashley Jones |
 Christina Hake- Photo by Jeanine Lunsford |
Thousands of miles separate these two women living with MS. But they share a passion: Bike MS
It’s Lisa Disbrow’s first Bike MS event and Christina Hake’s second. Neither had been much of a cyclist until they were diagnosed and then got involved with Bike MS.
“I was a complete novice,” Christina said. “Then someone loaned me a very, very nice road bike.” Friends and family helped Christina create the Smyelin’ As We Ride team, and they won Most Spirited Team last year in the Northern California Chapter’s Waves to Wine ride. “We have a joke in our family that we’re all going to live longer because I got this disease,” she laughed.
Lisa is busy training with her team, named after her clothing boutique, Scout & Molly’s, for the Eastern North Carolina Chapter’s September Bike MS event. “I haven’t ridden a bike since I was 10 years old—this will be my first real cycling event,” she said. While she’s hit a couple bumps along the way—once literally a tree root—she’s climbed right back on the saddle. “I was a little banged up, but recovered just fine,” she said.
The Society provides all participants in Bike MS events with information about essential gear, cycling techniques, sports nutrition and safety. Support continues on the weekend of the ride with fully stocked rest stops, support vehicles, and enthusiastic volunteers and staff to cheer everyone on. For information on how to get involved here, visit bikems.org.