Biking close to 100 miles a day is no easy feat.
Throw in some uphill climbs and your ride just got even more intense.
For the next few weeks, firefighters will trade in their turnouts for bike jerseys and shorts as they will ride towards Colorado Springs.
"He put out a call to help with this R.I.S.E. program," Tom Sowards said.
Soward, a Navy veteran and firefighter with the Renton Regional Fire Authority, this ride means much more.
"The chance for me to come home and have a dream job, raise a family, but some of these guys, they won't," he said.
Soward is talking about the thousands of wounded veterans in the United States that have a tough time adjusting back to civilian life.
The 1,600 mile bike trek from Bellevue to Colorado Springs helps raise money for the "R.I.S.E. Program."