Boston, MA 09/05/2014 (wallstreetpr) – It is a unique initiative by the Minneapolis-based diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH). The company is going to start the UnitedHealthCare Ride 2 Recovery Minuteman Challenge from Sunday, September 7, 2014, the Yahoo! Finance reported.
150 participants, 355-miles, a Ride 2 Recovery:
Above 150 wounded veterans along with their supporters will set off the track on Sunday, September 7, and continue a six-day long bicycle ride from Waltham, Mass., to New York City. The total distance the injured veterans will cover is 355 miles.
The track:
In the UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) Ride 2 recovery Minuteman Challenge, the cyclists will start from Waltham and travel through New England and NY. However, there will be overnight stops in Providence, R.I.; Hartford and Danbury, Conn.; Newburgh, N.Y.; and Fort Lee, N.J respectively. The interested people can sign into the company’s site to see the route details and the event’s information.
Ride 2 Recovery is a support to the psychological and physical rehabilitation program for the injured veterans. The challenge reflects that cycling is the primary activity for those injured veterans. This problem will help the injured to get mental support through hand cycling is the event.
Minuteman Challenge, biggest challenge for Staff Sgt. Eric Murray:
After watching the Ride 2 Recovery cyclists training, Staff Sgt Eric Murray from the U.S. Army and a former Marine decided to try the program once. He said that while riding the cycle his mind becomes clear and only he concentrates on the road and nothing else. After spending one year with the Minuteman Challenge, he is desperate and working hard to get the best ride.
CEO says:
The CEO of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) of New York and New Jersey division, Michael McGuire, said that it is an honor to support the event as it works for the mental, physical as well as emotional rehabilitation of both genders.
