{"id":351636,"date":"2026-07-24T22:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/351636\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:04:07","slug":"leon-high-coach-to-return-home-after-biking-across-the-globe-to-raise-awareness-for-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/351636\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon High coach to return home after biking across the globe to raise awareness for Alzheimer\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Around the world and now almost done, a Leon County tennis coach who circumnavigated the globe on two wheels for a good cause is returning home Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WCTV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/05\/21\/something-good-leon-high-coach-bike-across-globe-raise-awareness-alzeimers\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/05\/21\/something-good-leon-high-coach-bike-across-globe-raise-awareness-alzeimers\/\">visited Leon High\u2019s campus last spring<\/a> when tennis coach Kevin Record embarked on a journey around the world for over 400 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The 66-year-old biked across the planet to raise funds for the Alzheimer\u2019s Association after losing both his parents to the disease. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He\u2019s believed to be the oldest person in America to bike around the world. 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