America and Afghanistan
August 31, 2021Media from Past Events
1200 Miles in 35 days
Bradento FL to Cambodian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Santa Monica CA to NYC
@ 100 miles per day – 3,709 Miles
Past Events – Active Media Links (several past media interviews including Los Angeles CBS 2 interview and TODAY show interview both from 2010 are no longer available)
Artisans Angkor http://www.artisansdangkor.com/people-15-88-artisans-angkores-partnerships-with-ngos.php
07/18/2013 Nels Matson’s Run For Congenital Heart Defect Nearing Its Goal –KhmerConnection
07/12/2013 Man running with penguin passes through Danville – Danville Register & Bee Danville, VA https://newsadvance.com/archives/man-running-with-penguin-passes-through-danville/article_2ad0ddc4-ea84-11e2-9500-0019bb30f31a.html
7/07/2013 WBTV Charlotte
7/07/2013 Heart Disease Survivor Runs Across East Coast to Help Kids in Cambodia – WCCB Charlotte
7/03/2013 High School Wrestling Coach running to save the lives of Cambodian Children – FOX WACH Columbia, SC
07/02/2013 Runner Raises Money for Cambodian Children – WLTX TV News 19 CBS Columbia, SC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2upXSLfdqnw
6/28/2013 Runner for a Cause Stops in Daytona Beach – Hometown News
6/20/2013 Man Hopes to Run 1,200 miles to Help Children with Heart Defects – The Daytona Beach News Journal https://www.news-journalonline.com/article/LK/20130620/news/605068101/DN
6/17/2013 – Florida heart defect survivor Nels Matson takes on epic run to aid Long Beach nonprofit. Orange County Register https://www.dailynews.com/2013/06/17/florida-heart-defect-survivor-nels-matson-takes-on-epic-run-to-aid-long-beach-nonprofit/
6/14/2013 – ABC7 My Suncoast Health reported by Alix Redmonde
6/14/2013 Bradenton triathlete treks to DC on foot – Bradenton Herald
6/13/2013 Teacher to run From Bradenton to Washington – Sarasota Herald Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20130613/News/605197548/SH
5/29/2013 Hearts Without Boundaries: From Our Hearts to Yours Monthly Newsletter (May 2013)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/144336685/Hearts-Without-Boundaries-May-2013-Newsletter
5/29/2013 An Awesome Guy with a Huge (and Healthy) Heart- Grit, Guts and Glory
3/15/2013 Mending Broken Hearts: Nels Matson- East County Observer
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/mending-broken-hearts-nels-matson
11/24/2012 Hearts Without Boundaries Fundraiser will raise money to help sick Cambodian kids- Long Beach Press-Telegram https://www.presstelegram.com/2012/11/24/hearts-without-boundaries-fundraiser-will-raise-money-to-help-sick-cambodian-kids/
8/9/2011 Children’s Heart Foundation Ride across the US Powered by EONI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae6b3-Xh2A
6/29/2011 Former Cyclone Wrestler’s Pedal Power Helping Kids With Heart Problems KCCI Ch2. https://youtu.be/uHQw1sI8zDY
6/11/2011 Get on Your Bike and Ride – Sonoma Sun https://sonomasun.com/2011/06/10/get-on-your-bike-and-ride/
6/16/2011 Fundraising Cross Country Cyclist Now in Colorado – Denver Post https://www.denverpost.com/2011/06/16/fundraising-cross-country-cyclists-now-in-colorado/
3/3/2011 Nels Matson- Former Cyclone now on a quest to raise money and awareness – Intermat https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/8195?
6/14/2011 Former Cyclone Nels Matson hits day 14 on Ride Across USA for CHF – Unlimited Fight News https://unlimitedfightnews.com/wordpress/former-cyclone-nels-matson-hits-day-14-on-ride-across-usa-for-chf/
7/20/2010 TODAY show – Interview with Ann Curry
7/22/2010 A man’s costs-to-coast journey of the heart – Bradenton Herald Tribune https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/article34490121.html
7/2/2010 Florida man bikes across U.S. for Children’s Heart Foundation – Quad City Times https://qctimes.com/news/local/florida-man-bikes-across-u-s-for-children-s-heart-foundation/article_1a05ffca-8654-11df-abe8-001cc4c03286.html
7/19/2010 Cross-country trip for kids with heart defects – Philadelphia ABC6 https://6abc.com/archive/7563459/
6/21/2010 The Road To Mending Hearts – Tampa Bay Times https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2010/06/19/the-road-to-mending-hearts/
7/13/2010 CHD survivor rides for charity – Pekin Daily Times https://www.pekintimes.com/article/20100713/news/307139977
7/14/2010 5-year-old sheds training wheels – and heart defect – Chicago Daily Herald https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100714/news/307149791/
6/25/2010 Cycling for children’s hearts – McCook Gazette https://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1645446.html
7/21/2010 Helping kids with ‘owies’ in heart – Chicago Sun Times https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20100721/283094180396925
