Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

Well, I was going to take it easy today just mosy along and do about 350 of the 700 miles left to my destination. But I was feeling good...

Started from Arkaldelphia, AK today and rode to Nashville where I will spend the night with my son and his girlfriend Julie. A shorter...

Good days ride today. Made 562 miles and took eight breaks. Ended up in Arkadelphia, AK. For the night. Ran into some bad weather at the...

Good news first. Looking like I am on the long exit from this life and not the short one. But like all good news medically, there is one...

Mike Sacks and I had a few beers and pizza tonight at his home in San Antonio. I have know Mike for the past 30 years, most of the time...

And this is a big one for me. This is a comprehensive cycle of testing that takes five hours and access every muscle in my body. When...

And it was a nice day for ride. So Jim Sniff and I took off at 1 pm today and hit several small towns in Southern Wisconsin (New Glarus,...

For the record, John, Susan, Jimmy, Jennifer and Sharon Cruckson come from the Fred Cruckson side, Julie, Jackie, Sindy and Sally from...

A gathering of friends at a local brew pub. Closed, but not to be deterred we all brought lawn chairs, brews and food and gathered for...

Well, I have tried to place the access needle in the port twice and failed both times. It is much harder than it looks, I can say that....

Covid 19 is starting to take its toll. My good friend Jim offered a solution. Go to his house and sit at a socially acceptable distance...

I come to Wisconsin for the summer and what do I get? Snow on May 10th! Unbelievable. View out my front door today.

to blog about at least. On the calendar for this month, a trip back to San Antonio to get the assessment that will give me a good idea of...

So, I made it the cemetery, with no issues. I parked and went to the grave site. I figured out where to place him, but when I returned to...

My first round in Wisconsin starts on Monday. I have all the stuff I need to do it, a nurse is coming by and for some reason the New...

Made it to the Wisconsin house after two days on the road. And just like the last time I drove from San Antonio to Wisconsin, I got a...