My name is Michael Nielsen, and I grew up just south of the home of Harley Davidson in a small town called Franksville, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school, I left for the Army where I did deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. During my time in the Army, I started riding motorcycles. After being medically retired I stayed in the South Puget Sound area of Washington.
My first long distance ride was the summer after leaving the Army. I rode 22 national parks in a month to raise funds for veterans’ suicide prevention programs. The following summer I rode my first Iron butt, I was hooked. In 2021 I was able to ride 22 parks again, completing it in about three weeks this time. After that I really got into the Iron Butt challenges. Completing a variety of their challenges over the next few years. I’ve completed around 30 certified rides at this point. Along the way I learned about the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. I really learned a lot about it when a series of finishers were on a podcast I enjoy where they talked about their experiences in 2020 and 2022. I followed it closely in 2024 when a good friend of mine took up the challenge for the first time. I want to take on the challenge to see if I can take a lifetime of skills and put them all together in one large event.
I have chosen to raise money for Mile Monsters Inc. a nonprofit started by long distance riders doing epic things to help their “Heroes”, young boys, who are battling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. DMD is a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy that primarily affects young boys and is currently one hundred percent fatal. Mile Monsters helps the families with needs like adaptive vans, fill gaps in treatment costs when insurance won’t cover, and providing experiences that allow the Heroes to get the most out of life that they can.
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