Who are the Captains?

Joe Pelley, Captain:
Joe Pelley, our captain is about to be 70 years young and has ridden the MS150 for 18 years. He started riding a bike because of a nerve injury suffered in a auto accident in October of 1988. The injury was causing the loss of use to his left arm and shoulder. Massage and Chiropractic treatment loosened this somewhat. But when Champion Cycling rigged a mountain bike with cruiser handlebars for him things got better fast. That summer Joe saw the MS150 entries and felt he had a reason to ride. Since then he has ridden over 125,000 miles, rode to Key West five times, rode across the U.S. from Los Angeles to Boston (for Multiple Sclerosis), took a week long bicycle riding and safety course, and steered the Cody's Challenge team for the eleven years. Being chosen as the 1998 Multiple Sclerosis Society North Florida Chapter Cyclist of the Year, and carrying the Olympic Torch are just a few of the many awards and honors Joe has received in recognition of his hard work for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. After developing an interest in running Joe organized the first Cody’s Challenge River Run Team in 1998. That interest developed into a personal fitness goal for Joe to complete a marathon. Joe has since completed the Marine Marathon in 1999, 2000, & 2001. He is also a member of the Hammerhead Racing Triathlete Team. Mostly in a support mode but he does an occasional sprint series Tri. Although he says, "I don't sprint, for me it isn't a race, I just want to be here and do this."

Bart and Jason are founding co-captains of Cody's Challenge. They have ridden the MS-150 for 11 years. When the two first rode the MS150 in 1991 they had not heard of the disease Multiple Sclerosis. Little did they know their brother Cody would be diagnosed with M.S. nine months later. As the disease progressed they came to realize that Multiple Sclerosis is more than a disease, it is a change in life style, a change that effects the entire family.

Bart Hinson was born in September of 1962. He is a commercial real estate agent, who specializes in office and industrial properties, at Walter Dickinson, Inc. Bart is married to Shelley Gardner Hinson.

Their son Luke is now 5 years old and all boy and has a little sister named Carah.. A one time competitive cyclist, on November 9, 2002 Bart completed his 1st Ironman Competition a very good time of 11:57:49 (an Ironman consists of a 2.4 miles swim, a 112 mile bicycle ride, followed by a 26.2 mile marathon run). Bart now devotes his spare time to what he calls the three "F's" (Family, Fund Raising and Fishing).

Jason K. Hinson started cycling in 1987 and rode competitive in the early to mid 90's. He was born in April of 1967. Jason grew up at the Beaches where he still lives with his wife, Cindy Wingate Hinson (local Beaches native). The two of them were married in December of 1996. Jason is a full-time commercial real estate agent, who specializes in retail and office properties, at Walter Dickinson, Inc. He enjoys spending his spare time being a handyman, fishing and just being with his family whom he feels very strongly towards. Jason says that this family are his friends and his friends are his family. His motto is "Love, Live & Laugh".

Brian Corcoran, Co-captain

Brian Corcoran was born in May of 1969. A whiz with a bike wrench, Brian has been employed with Champion Cycling & Fitness since 1987 where he is General Manager at the Beaches store. Brian is married to Mandy Flood Corcoran who is also a long standing member of the Cody's Challenge Team. They now have a son. Riley will be two in December. All energy just like his dad was "once upon a time". Brian is a long time personal friend of Cody and one of the founding co-captains of Cody's Challenge. He has ridden in the MS 150 for the last 11 consecutive years. An avid cyclist since 1987, Brian competes on both mountain and road bikes. He is a member of Hammerhead Racing and has just completed his 2nd Ironman. Brian did his 1st Ironman in 2000 and despite having suffered an ankle injury in July 2002, and with virtually no training, he went to Panama City and completed the 2002 Ironman in 16:49:45. Both feet were blistered and he is hobbling a bit 5 days later. But he is all heart, IRONHEART. He is intent on competing Ironman in 2006.

Mark Marble

Mark is a Florida native and has always loved being involved in sports and exercise in the sunshine. In the summer of 1981 he became a camp counselor for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and realized that he enjoyed helping people with disabilities to stretch their limits and more fully utilize their abilities. He received a BS degree in Therapeutic Recreation in 1990 and has been working with people with disabilities for the past ten years. Mark moved to the Beaches Area in 1993 where he pursued the usual beach hobbies of surfing, cycling and running. He joined the Cody's Challenge Bicycling Team in 1997. And in 1999 he became a team co-captain and worked with us on the Cody's Challenge River Run Team. Mark is an extremely fit Triathlete and has completed six consecutive Ironman Competitions. Mark moved to Hawaii in September 2003. He is the Director of Recreational Therapy at the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital in Hawaii. He also organized Accessurf Hawaii - Hawaii's first Non-Profit: Adaptive Surf Company. AccessSurf…Hawaii's new non-profit aimed to help disabled persons and their family experience the ocean by learning adaptive ways to ride it's waves. His spirit and infectious enthusiasm have motivated a number of his friends to become Ironmen. He was born in April of 1965 and now resides in Kaneohe, HI He says "Cody's Challenge is more than a bicycle club to me. It's a time to meet all of the different people out there who love to be healthy and want to help others".