John Merrow has challenged himself annually to bike the same number of miles as his birthday years.

With every passing year, the target gets higher and the body gets older.

He turns 78 on June 14. He jumped to a slightly early beginning. He did it!

Accompanied by his daughter, he biked 78 miles.

He invited his many friends and admirers to contribute $78 or a multiple of 78 to a charity of his choice. 

One of them is the Network for Public Education.

Thank you, John, and congratulations!

Here is to your doing a repeat performance for many years!