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Spoke Your Mind, created by Max Larkin and Emily Boardway, spotlights Children Of those with Young Onset Dementia (COYOD). Learn More

Bike Tour

During the tour, participants Max Larkin and Emily Boardway:

  • Reached COYOD in their respective communities
  • Listened to and carried COYOD stories to share along the route
  • Emphasized personal fitness as a component of public health

Read our letter to COYOD for a more thorough understanding.


Bike Tour Blog

Max and Emily kept a blog of their adventure, flush with video diaries, photos and stories from the road. Read on for more about their journey.

Cities (in order) Day of Arrival Mileage Length of Stay Hosting
First Leg departed May 3, 2009 from Seattle, WA
Portland, OR May 13 203 14 days Contact
San Francisco, CA June 20 897 10 days Contact
First Leg Total 1,100
Second Leg departed August 1, 2009 from Boston, MA
Boston, MA August 1-8 0 7 days Contact
NYC, NY August 14-26 370 13 days Contact
Washington DC September 2-10 360 8 days
Second Leg Total 730
6 Cities May 3–September 10 2009 1,830 Miles Grand Total