Ep. 200 ~ Kerry Snow, 2nd place at ETS while undergoing chemo
Bikes or Death
Patrick Farnsworth
4.8 • 563 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2025
⏱️ 146 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode I'm joined by a long time friend and cycling buddy of mine, Kerry Snow. Kerry was our 2nd place East Texas Showdown in the women's category and was 10th overall. While an impressive accomplishment on its own, Kerry's effort was even more incredible considering that she is undergoing chemotherapy for stage 2 breast cancer.
Determined to not let cancer dictate her life, she has continued to maintain an active lifestyle by working out, riding her bike, and even competing in the 400 mile East Texas Showdown this last March. Along her way she raised money for a local non-profit, BCS Fights Cancer, and was able to raise over $15,000 for this organization alongside her friend and riding partner Maegan Fitzgerald.
Kerry and I live in the same town and have been riding bikes together for longer than I can remember. I know her to be a physically and mentally strong rider and I credit her with being one of the people who inspired me to get into bikepacking. It was a true pleasure to have her on the podcast. I appreciate her sharing her experiences on her cancer journey and wish her well as she kicks it's ass!
Kerry's favorite local gravel rides:
- https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49836607
- https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45676352
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Bikes for Death podcast, and we made it. |
| 0:05.8 | Episode 200. I can't believe it. Thank you so much for a wild ride so far and for indulging |
| 0:15.1 | me all these years, and here is to 200 plus more episodes, I hope. |
| 0:22.6 | And on today's episode, I am really excited to have a longtime friend of mine, Carrie Snow on |
| 0:32.1 | the podcast. |
| 0:33.7 | Carrie recently came in second place at the East Texas Showdown in the women's category and was 10th overall. |
| 0:42.6 | And what makes this year unique for Carrie is that she was riding the East Texas Showdown while undergoing chemotherapy for stage two breast cancer. |
| 0:59.0 | Carrie is no stranger to the world of bikepacking and bikepack racing. In fact, she is one of the main people in my life that inspired me to get into |
| 1:05.0 | bikepacking many years ago. |
| 1:08.0 | She signed up for the Grand Gravel 500 in 2017, which was a local |
| 1:13.6 | bikepacking race. And in 2018, she and I both signed up, and that was the first race I ever |
| 1:21.0 | did. She came in well, well ahead of me. Let's see. In fact, she came in like about a day and a half before I did. |
| 1:30.4 | In that addition of the Grand Gravel, she came in second place overall right behind Indiana |
| 1:36.3 | Schultz, who many of y'all will know. So she is a very strong rider, and she has been a |
| 1:42.3 | personal inspiration and example for me and a longtime friend. |
| 1:48.6 | So it was really great to have her on the podcast and share her story. |
| 1:54.7 | This was her second year at the East Texas Showdown. |
| 1:58.0 | Last year in 2024, she came in second place as well. And this year, she completed the East Texas Showdown. Last year in 2024, she came in second place as well. And this year, |
| 2:04.0 | she completed the East Texas Showdown in one day, 19 hours, and four minutes, which is just |
| 2:11.8 | an incredible effort considering that she was undergoing chemotherapy and continues to be going under chemotherapy |
| 2:20.1 | at this time. So it was really a great conversation. I really enjoyed catching up with her. |
| 2:27.2 | The reality is, even though we live in the same town, I haven't seen her much lately. |
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