MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Army veteran Patrick Manning rode nearly 250 miles across Florida to raise money and awareness for the Denis V. Cooper Foundation, a nonprofit that grants wishes for veterans in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Manning’s ride began at the St. Pete Pier and ended four days later in Titusville, near the Atlantic Ocean. He said the trip required careful planning and daily equipment checks.
“I don’t know how to get on a bike from one coast to the other, so the GPS is probably the most important thing,” Manning said…