# Cycling for Recovery 2016

November 27, 2025 by Dave Cooke 2 Comments

It has been on my heart for many years to go on a cross country trip with my bicycle. Even though there is a aspect of this adventure that satisfies a burning, bucket list challenge; the Cycling for Recovery Ride is much more significant than seeking to check off something off a lifetime accomplishment list.

The Cycling for Recovery Ride is a personal mission. It is an extension of my 100Pedals ministry. It personifies my passionate commitment to the issue of addiction in families and in our society.

The mission of the Cycling for Recovery Ride is clear:

Bring healing to families suffering from the addiction of a loved while moving the addiction conversation out into the open.

In my journey as a parent with a son battling his heroin addiction, I have experienced what many parents in a similar situation have dealt with - deception, overdoses, legal troubles, jail, plus numerous cycles of recovery and relapse. In my quest to save my son, my health suffered, my business nearly fell apart, and my relationships with others deteriorated.

Were it not for my commitment to ride my bike for an hour a day for one hundred consecutive days and for the formation of a wonderful, transformational relationship with God, who knows where I would be? I am pretty confident I would not be sharing the story of 100Pedals or the Empowerment Ride.

There is no better way to share my story of love and hope, while building a community than a mission trip. Since the a bike was so significant a vehicle in my transformation, there is nothing more logical than a cycling mission trip.

The journey begins Sunday, July 31, 2025 when I depart Santa Monica, CA for a 9-Week 3600 Mile Cross Country Cycling Trip ending in New York City on Sunday, October 2, 2016.

To learn more about the Cycling for Recovery Ride click here.

#### Programs for the Loved Ones of those Battling Addictions

##### Are you looking to better understand the struggles of addiction in the family?

##### Are you looking for powerful insights into dealing with the issues of addiction that are permeating all aspects of society?

Dave Cooke has the answers to your questions and concerns, and he is hungry to share them with you.
In fact, it is his life’s mission. Dave Cooke is the father of a son addicted to heroin. Like you, he suddenly found himself thrust into a state of confusion, heartache, and despair. And like all parents of addicts, he scrambled to find solid ground when addiction turned his world upside down.
In the process, he has developed several presentations for family members and concerned communities to learn more about the issue of addiction in our society. An internationally recognized speaker, Dave’s biblically driven presentations inspire with energy, commitment, and real solutions for troubled parents and a concerned community. “Thought-provoking” and “powerful” are just two of the descriptions his audiences often apply to his talks. Book Dave for your next event!

### Comments

1. Michael Manning says

   October 11, 2025 at 8:32 pm

   Dave, your presentation in PA was a great listen. It is a wonderful thing to hear a hurting broken parent talk how powerless they were dealing with drug addiction. Parents are my biggest obstical. A logistical nightmare themselves when dealing with there drug addicted little boy. I wish I would of known about your Toledo stop it would of been my honor to be present. After going to my favorite detox for like the 100th time there was a counselor there I really admired. I asked him one day is it possible for me to every get to true recovery without God in my life he answered me immediately no! It was about a year later I went back to my favorite detox. When he saw me there he came to me and begged my forgiveness for what he said to me a year before. He told me he came back to work way to soon after being stood up at the alter and was still grieving. We still talk from time to time. So far the agnostic hasn’t used now in 11 yrs. I have now surrounded myself with professional quality people so that I too soon will become a successful professional. I know I’m betting on myself. I wish God would answer me but my prayers have been going straight to voice mail since I was 5

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   - Michael Manning says

     October 11, 2025 at 8:39 pm

     Dave, I’m also sorry I couldn’t contribute financially to your great cause. I run a charity golf tournament every year but my money was already spoken for. Again, your message was powerful in PA

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