The interesting people you meet on the trail....
I joined my son a couple weeks ago for the last 100 miles of his Niagara Falls - Albany - NYC oddyssey. Along the way, we crosssed paths with Ken Burke of Buffalo, who was following the Empire State Trail route to RUN from NYC to Buffalo. 565 miles. On foot. With a target of 50 miles per day. And self-supported. Really!
If that's not incredible enough... he is a kidney donor from last year, and he shattered his leg 3 years ago and was told he would never run again.
Ken succeeded, arriving in Buffalo on May 31 after 11 days of running.
I was so impressed by Ken's story that I put together a web page with some photos, links, and additional details:
https://bikeempirestate.com/ken-burke-nyc-to-buffalo.aspx