With a global pandemic disrupting all aspects of life and protests erupting in cities and towns in every U.S. state, it might not seem like an obvious time to bike across America. 

But that’s what lifelong friends Isaac Sullivan and Justin Rice set out to do when they began pedaling from Tillamook, Oregon.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s a journey that has been nearly two months in the making. Two men and their bikes making a trek across the country.

Biking thousands of miles hoping to raise thousands of dollars for two causes close to their hearts.

Justin Rice and Isaac Sullivan started their journey in Tillamook, Oregon in mid-May and will end in Savannah Georgia. Sullivan says he estimates the trip will be about 4500 miles.Sullivan said, "It just depends on the elevation we have to climb that day, but the majority of the time, we're hitting 70-100 miles per day."

As a multi-sport athlete growing up, Justin found a love for Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, & Medicine and in doing so he enrolled at Rutgers University majoring in Exercise Science & Sports Studies with a Nutritional Science minor. During his studies, he went on to work for a research lab studying the effects of Cardiovascular Training on Psychology, helped train NFL athletes at a well-known training facility, & interned as an Athletic Trainer for Rutgers BIG10 Football team.