John White

- National: 222nd
- State: 3rd in TN
I'm Riding For
Aaron Ingalls

Aaron Ingalls is a local high school golf coach who had surgery last October (2024) to remove a malignant brain tumor. He played football with my son Andrew at Lambuth University, and is married with three young children. Although his future health situation will be challenging, Aaron is surrounded by many people who love him, and is determined to overcome the obstacles confronting him. Let's all keep him and his family in our prayers, and give what we can to fight this beast called "cancer" in Aaron's honor!
My Story
A little over a year ago, a doctor in Cleveland sliced open my chest, took my heart in his hands, and operated on it! Gross! I'm 66 years old, and after that surgery, I wondered if I would ever ride a bicycle again. Last Summer I could barely walk down my driveway, much less ride a bike. But my rehab and recovery has gone well, and I'm going to try to ride 200 miles in this September's GCC. I will be aided by an electric assist bike on some days, but the bike isn't the issue, and neither is my heart surgery. The issue is US...you and me...raising money to fight children's cancer. Cancer is an insidious disease, but it is a disease about which we can actually do something! We can fight this monster, and we can save lives and prevent suffering, but we have to pitch in and we have to work together. So let's do this thing!! Let's pray and contribute and support research, and in the words of the old hymn, "We shall overcome, we shall overcome. Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome some day."
My Challenge
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10.4 mi ride - Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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19.0 mi ride - Monday, September 29, 2025
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19.0 mi ride - Monday, September 29, 2025
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Beautiful morning!
27 Sep 2025As September comes to a close and the GCC ride ends, we are having glorious weather here in West Tennessee. Nothing like being out on a bicycle way out in the country alone with the beauty of God's creation! I'm hoping to reach both of my goals. I know I can get to the "200 miles ridden mark," but the $4000 goal is going to be more difficult. If you want to chip in, go for it! And thanks so much to all those who donated, encouraged, or helped with this effort in any way!
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20.4 mi ride - Saturday, September 27, 2025
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38.2 mi ride - Friday, September 26, 2025
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Updated my goal
22 Sep 2025You wonderful, generous people have helped me slam my $ goal already, so I raised it from $3,000 to $4,000! That's not a tribute to me - it is a tribute to all you people who have made contributions! Thank you all! Only $552 left to go! This train is rolling! Get on board and let's do this thing!
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7.0 mi ride - Monday, September 22, 2025
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7.0 mi ride - Sunday, September 21, 2025
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16.0 mi ride - Friday, September 19, 2025
Logged this ride 12 days ago
My Sponsors
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation
$787.42Received this donation 20 days agoJohn
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Joe Harris
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Bob Young
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Carol Sue Keathley
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Cathy and Jim Ingalls
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Charles Cobb
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Emily Brasfield
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Kevin Pauley
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Anonymous
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Carol and Stan Carnell
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Courtney Cornutt
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brenda dowdle
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Gabrielle Cox
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Lisa English
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Nathan and Emily Smith
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Rebecca Stanfield
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Whitney Meriwether
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