When you use the phase - “Service, Support, and Assistance to Our Community”, you must include Buster Brown and his amazing team at Bixby Bicycles in that discussion. Last evening, (Wednesday), Buster assembled his team of incredible athletes who have all been training the last eight months or more to compete in the Tulsa Ironman event this Sunday for an evening of celebration and accomplishment for all of the hard work that his team of athletes and their families have endured for this event.

As a result of a joint teamwork effort between Team Suicide Prevention, the wonderful leadership and infectious enthusiasm of Buster Brown, owner of Bixby Bicycles, and the gracious volunteers provided by Dr. Michael Horton (USAF), Executive Director of the Coffee Bunker, the Tour De Cowtown bicycle event that was held in Coweta, Oklahoma on September 17 was an outstanding success.

As a result of those efforts, the Team Suicide Prevention team along with Buster Brown gathered together on Monday, November 14th to present Michael Horton and the Coffee Bunker a check in the amount of $2,000.

On Sunday, October 16th, the gravel grinder will be held alongside the already established Pumpkin Holler 100 mile running race and will share the road with the 100 mile runners as they are finishing up their event. You will do one loop for the 30 or two loops for the 60 with a 10 mile out and back in the middle of your first loop for the 70 milers.

On Saturday, September 24th, Team Suicide Prevention members came together to participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Walk Out of Darkness Event held this year in Jenks, Oklahoma. These community events are held in hundreds of cities across the country to bring friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers together to walk side-by-side supporting each other and in memory of those that have been lost to suicide. In doing so, these walks help raise awareness and much-needed funds to strongly sending the message that suicide is preventable, and that no one is alone.

The summer of 2022 is almost over but don’t let that slow your roll. We’ve got some exciting bicycle riding and racing events coming your way during the coming weeks right here in the local Tulsa area. As you know, Team Suicide Prevention rides and races our bicycles to raise awareness for Suicide Prevention.

This is a follow up post regarding the Team Suicide Prevention journey to the finish of the 2022 Race Across The West which took the racers and crew across a grueling 930+ mile route from Oceanside, California to Durango, Colorado. The previous post highlighted our journey and preparations to get to the starting line on June 14th. This post includes highlights for the team from the starting line to the finish line after an effort that took 2 days 14 hours and 46 minutes to cover the 930 miles.