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Sunday, June 3, 2012
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
And they're off!
Here we are, approximately 19 hours until we mount our bikes and ride like the dickens. Over hills so steep. On little sleep. With views so sweep(ing). We're heading to orientation at Cow Palace shortly to drop off our bikes, secure our tent assignments, and meet 2,800 fellow riders. The best part? Our alarms will go off at 3AM tomorrow. GOD HELP US. Sleepy-eyed, we will hug Lemmy farewell and climb into Pat's monster green van to get to Opening Ceremonies.
We'll be cycling for seven consecutive days, to the tune of 77 miles per day on average. During the rides, I expect to take breaks to fuel up on water, snacks, PB&J, and to take photos of this gorgeous state. I am hoping to get on the road early every day, so that I can finish before sundown and avoid the support vehicle (particularly on those 90+ mile days).
Looking forward to views as epic as the one below, which we snapped from the Headlands a few weeks back.
Also hoping that I won't have to change any flats. But if I do, I've studied Brian's how-to guide.
I'm aiming to write a post on here every day. So stay tuned and wish us luck! Pretty stoked for a week of riding and meeting folks on the road, for a great cause no less. All together, our team has raised nearly $20,000...and counting. Let's ride.
We'll be cycling for seven consecutive days, to the tune of 77 miles per day on average. During the rides, I expect to take breaks to fuel up on water, snacks, PB&J, and to take photos of this gorgeous state. I am hoping to get on the road early every day, so that I can finish before sundown and avoid the support vehicle (particularly on those 90+ mile days).
Looking forward to views as epic as the one below, which we snapped from the Headlands a few weeks back.
Also hoping that I won't have to change any flats. But if I do, I've studied Brian's how-to guide.
I'm aiming to write a post on here every day. So stay tuned and wish us luck! Pretty stoked for a week of riding and meeting folks on the road, for a great cause no less. All together, our team has raised nearly $20,000...and counting. Let's ride.
ALC begins today! (sort of)
So here we go! Today is kind of the beginning of the aids life cycle experience. We don't actually start riding until tomorrow... but today we have to go spend a few hours at orientation sorting things out. I am not necessarily looking forward to orientation. I am sure it is going to be a shit show with 3000 some people all trying to get things done in one place.
The actual ride starts tomorrow. In my typical fashion, I am all packed and ready to go... I packed like 2 days ago... We have to wake up tomorrow morning at 3am to take our little pup lemmy out and get ready to meet up with our crew to ride down to the cow palace tomorrow. I am totally not looking forward to waking up at 3am to fuck around for like 3 hours before we even get to start our 80 some mile ride tomorrow. Uggg. Everything after today and tomorrow should be pretty awesome though. Don't have to carry my shit. Don't have to plan my route. Don't have to find food on my own. Free gatorade and snacks... Should be pretty awesome!
Anyway, keep checking back. I am going to try to post every day. I am also hoping some of my teammates hop on with the posting!
I leave you with a pic of me ripping and raring to go!
And here is our boy who I will miss!
LASTLY!!!! two of my teammates still need to raise some funds for the trip! Please feel free to donate and cap them off. they are so close!
Jason
http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/AIDSLIFECYCLE11/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=2835706&pg=personal&fr_id=1440
Pat
http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/AIDSLIFECYCLE11/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=2806997&pg=personal&fr_id=1440
The actual ride starts tomorrow. In my typical fashion, I am all packed and ready to go... I packed like 2 days ago... We have to wake up tomorrow morning at 3am to take our little pup lemmy out and get ready to meet up with our crew to ride down to the cow palace tomorrow. I am totally not looking forward to waking up at 3am to fuck around for like 3 hours before we even get to start our 80 some mile ride tomorrow. Uggg. Everything after today and tomorrow should be pretty awesome though. Don't have to carry my shit. Don't have to plan my route. Don't have to find food on my own. Free gatorade and snacks... Should be pretty awesome!
Anyway, keep checking back. I am going to try to post every day. I am also hoping some of my teammates hop on with the posting!
I leave you with a pic of me ripping and raring to go!
And here is our boy who I will miss!
Jason
http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/AIDSLIFECYCLE11/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=2835706&pg=personal&fr_id=1440
Pat
http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/AIDSLIFECYCLE11/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=2806997&pg=personal&fr_id=1440
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
[AIDS TRAINING] the final chapter
This is it! The last training ride before ALC.
After decimating a century last weekend, we are doing a cool down ride for our final training ride. We'll be doing, my personal favorite, the paradise loop. This is your last chance to roll out with us! This ride isn't very hard, so do feel free to join, even if you are a bicycle coward.
WHAT?! : paradise loop (40ish miles?)
WHEN?! : saturday may 26th. meetup 9am rollout 9:20am.
WHERE TO MEET?! : bathrooms on the west side of the conservatory of flowers in GG park.
As always... bring your own flat fixing materials. Bring snacks. We might have a celebratory ho-down in salsalito on our way back to conclude our ALC training series.
SEE YA THERE!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Two Weeks to Go
Well hell. Has it really been three and a half MONTHS since my last, and first, Deadly Rigs post? I do declare...and I do apologize. But a lot has happened since then. We got a puppy (love you, Lemmy!), I got a new bike, we had a slew of visitors, planted a garden, excuses, excuses...
What I've lacked in words I've made up for on the road -- to Twin Peaks, the Headlands, Tiburon, you name it. On Saturday, we clocked 110 miles. Definitely a record for me, and my first century! We went from San Francisco to Marshall to Nicasio and back home. Around mile 75 I started dragging, and focusing on my body aches instead of the lovely red woods surrounding me. But after a little break, I got my head back in the game.
The ride to LA is less than two weeks away. And I have to say I'm becoming more excited and less nervous, thanks to all the training. I've received plenty of solid advice from Brian, Pat, and other folks who have either done the ALC ride before or are generally knowledgeable in the arena of physical challenges.
Some things I've learned:
1. Invest in a good bike.
Until mid-March, I was training with my city bike with an 8-speed internal hub. Then I bought a carbon fiber road bike, which has made climbing easier. And overall it's a much more comfortable ride. Hell yes, shock absorption! It also gave me reason to turn my city bike into a city cruiser. Take a look:
2. Find some electrolytes you like.
For a while I was avoiding electrolyte drinks because I didn't know of many options beyond coconut water and Gatorade. (I'm not partial to either.) But I was introduced to (sugar-free) Nuun tablets that dissolve in water. The orange flavor is acceptable to my palate. Unlike sports drinks, it isn't cloying.
3. Ask your friends for snail mail.
I gave a handful of friends envelopes addressed to me and asked them to send whatever they wanted -- a letter, a sketch, a joke, etc. On days or hills when I'm struggling, I'll pull one from the pile and open it. Poof! Instant inspiration.
4. Stop referring to the support vehicle as the "loser van."
The ALC ride is supported, and if you aren't finished with the day's route before sundown, the support vehicle scoops you up. My goal is to do the ride entirely on my own, but who knows what will happen. If the van comes for me, I'll hop in with a smile.
5. Just have fun!
A wise man once said to me, "Just have fun." That wise man was Brian Stegall, and it was about ten minutes ago. He said not to worry about anything you don't have to worry about. And really the only thing I will have to worry about each day is riding safely from one place to another, which makes it all seem like a day in the park.
Ride on!
What I've lacked in words I've made up for on the road -- to Twin Peaks, the Headlands, Tiburon, you name it. On Saturday, we clocked 110 miles. Definitely a record for me, and my first century! We went from San Francisco to Marshall to Nicasio and back home. Around mile 75 I started dragging, and focusing on my body aches instead of the lovely red woods surrounding me. But after a little break, I got my head back in the game.
The ride to LA is less than two weeks away. And I have to say I'm becoming more excited and less nervous, thanks to all the training. I've received plenty of solid advice from Brian, Pat, and other folks who have either done the ALC ride before or are generally knowledgeable in the arena of physical challenges.
Some things I've learned:
1. Invest in a good bike.
Until mid-March, I was training with my city bike with an 8-speed internal hub. Then I bought a carbon fiber road bike, which has made climbing easier. And overall it's a much more comfortable ride. Hell yes, shock absorption! It also gave me reason to turn my city bike into a city cruiser. Take a look:
2. Find some electrolytes you like.
For a while I was avoiding electrolyte drinks because I didn't know of many options beyond coconut water and Gatorade. (I'm not partial to either.) But I was introduced to (sugar-free) Nuun tablets that dissolve in water. The orange flavor is acceptable to my palate. Unlike sports drinks, it isn't cloying.
3. Ask your friends for snail mail.
I gave a handful of friends envelopes addressed to me and asked them to send whatever they wanted -- a letter, a sketch, a joke, etc. On days or hills when I'm struggling, I'll pull one from the pile and open it. Poof! Instant inspiration.
4. Stop referring to the support vehicle as the "loser van."
The ALC ride is supported, and if you aren't finished with the day's route before sundown, the support vehicle scoops you up. My goal is to do the ride entirely on my own, but who knows what will happen. If the van comes for me, I'll hop in with a smile.
5. Just have fun!
A wise man once said to me, "Just have fun." That wise man was Brian Stegall, and it was about ten minutes ago. He said not to worry about anything you don't have to worry about. And really the only thing I will have to worry about each day is riding safely from one place to another, which makes it all seem like a day in the park.
Ride on!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
[AIDS TRAINING] big century
Hey y'all.
This weekend we will be poppin many of your century cherries by breeching the 100 mile mark. GET READY! Pat is making up some route for this... I guess we are supposed to just follow him again.
Anyway, here are the details:
WHAT: 100 mile ride
MEET WHERE: bathroom at the conservatory of flowers in GG park
MEET WHEN: 7am... ride out at 7:20am
We will definitely be eating lunch this time. So bring some money and or lunch. also, bring snacks and a tube per usual.
see you there!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
[AIDS CYCLE TRAINING] alpine deeaaaaaaaaammmnnnnn 5/12/2012
Hello.
Once again, I have been MIA for the past couple of weeks with out of towners all up in my grill piece. I have added a couple of new people to this email thread. As always, to the 8 million of you who never actually come on these rides, just let me know if you want to be removed from my list.
So here is what's up for this weekends training ride. Some things are changing from the normal routine, so make sure to read the deeeets. This week, we will be biking to alpine dam. Pat knows the route, I don't, so we have to just trust him. I know that it can be extremely hard to trust a ginger... but I think we will have to. The ride is about 75-80 miles according to pat, so you should probably expect 100+.
Anyway, here are the bullet points:
WHEN?!?!
meetup 7am - rollout 7:20am on saturday 5/12/2012 AD
WHERE TO MEET?!?!?!
by the bathrooms next to the conservatory of flowers (these are located directly on the east side of the big white building)
WHERE WE GOING?!?!
alpine dam, or whatever slaughter hole pat will dump us all in
WHAT TO BRING?!?!?!?!
bring some snacks (2 to 3 power ups aka bars or those mushrooms from mario bros.). bring AT LEAST a spare tube. We will stop for lunch somewhere as well, so bring some l00t$.
ANY QUESTIONS?!?!?!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Training decimation
Ride to Half Moon Bay
Last weekend, Brian, Jessica and I did a different ride down to Half Moon Bay to camp and then return the next day. Here is a map:
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This ride was shorter than our training rides (only 30 miles), but more difficult and it is the exact same route we'll take for the first leg of AIDS/LifeCycle, except we'll go twice as far. What make it difficult is riding on Highway 1 which was awesome but also very steep and lots of cars. We rode our bikes down and met a friend who drove down with our tents. The ride there was about 85 degrees and sunny, but in the morning it was cold and foggy at higher elevations. Here are some pictures from Highway 1, a descent out of the fog, and my tent:
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This ride took me places that I've only driven to maybe... 4 times. And then we took HWY 1 which is an insane winding, extremely hilly road back. After stintson beach, it was just straight up hairpin climbing back to sausalito. There was one awesome descent where I tailgated some cars through muir woods, but damn that climb was rough.
So that was my first 75 mile ride. It was hard.
Last weekend, Brian, Jessica and I did a different ride down to Half Moon Bay to camp and then return the next day. Here is a map:
View Larger Map
This ride was shorter than our training rides (only 30 miles), but more difficult and it is the exact same route we'll take for the first leg of AIDS/LifeCycle, except we'll go twice as far. What make it difficult is riding on Highway 1 which was awesome but also very steep and lots of cars. We rode our bikes down and met a friend who drove down with our tents. The ride there was about 85 degrees and sunny, but in the morning it was cold and foggy at higher elevations. Here are some pictures from Highway 1, a descent out of the fog, and my tent:
Paradise Loop
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This ride is pretty spectacular, actually all the rides are spectacular. You basically climb a hill and feel like death for a while, then you descent through forests and winding roads. All the stuff I have always enjoyed driving fast on, Im now riding my bike fast down.
Also I got a new bike called Captain America or Old Glory.
Here's Brian and I looking hard with 8k worth of bikes in our hands.
Finally, here's the ride I did today which was 75 miles of pure fear and terror interspersed with some awesome descents.
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This ride took me places that I've only driven to maybe... 4 times. And then we took HWY 1 which is an insane winding, extremely hilly road back. After stintson beach, it was just straight up hairpin climbing back to sausalito. There was one awesome descent where I tailgated some cars through muir woods, but damn that climb was rough.
So that was my first 75 mile ride. It was hard.
Monday, April 9, 2012
[AIDS TRAINING] this weekends ride!
Hey bikers.
Once again, apologies for the training hiatus! Jessica and I were in yosemite last weekend and the weekend before fell apart.
Unfortunately, this weekend isn't looking too good either... However, we are still going to plan this thing. We will be doing the paradise loop on saturday morning at 9am. HOWEVER, it is likely going to be raining... so if it is, we will shoot to do it sunday at 9am instead.
Here is the info:
9am meetup at sports basement presidio (front of building)
roll out at 9:20
blast the paradise loop for 50ish miles.
Once again... if saturday is a bust, we will try for sunday!
Bring snacks! see you there!
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