though, could, however, try out driving simulators and practice parking before now doing it officially on the road. a 2013 cnn hero ro is runni the equivalent of 65 marathons, 1,700 miles from seattle to san diego. the reason? he's hoping to raise $250,000 to help provide free rides for children with cancer to their chemotherapy treatments. >> say good morning, daddy. >> my son emilio was diagnosed with leukemia. i love you, batman. we were fortunate. we had rides to the hospital to bring emilio and many families don't have that support. >> you want to blow the kiss to the camera. >> they can't start the fight without getting to the hospital. we get them here in a nice clean environment and on time. no child should miss their treatment due to lack of transportation. >> to learn more about richard's run, head to cnnheroes.com.