PHOTOS: Saturday’s “Throat-Punch” cancer benefit was about as cool as it gets

The “Throat-Punch Cancer” poker run got underway at 9 a.m., on Saturday morning, in the Creek County Courthouse parking lot, with heavily leathered men and women, their motorcycles, and a sunny, soon-to-be-hot day ahead. There were about 50 riders and nearly 40 bikes at the loud and rowdy, but well-organized event.

The riders all signed up, paid their fees, while everyone stood in small groups and chatted like long-lost buddies, which in some cases, they were. Many of the riders are firefighters and officers of the law.