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Continuing my ride to End AIDS

THANKS FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT THIS YEAR!

 

I DID IT!  RODE EVERY MILE!  Can't believe it! 

 

An amazing year, some great new friends.  Still windy, still hard, but got it DONE!

sfmikey54@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 
Mike's latest blog entry:
Monday, Jun 9, 2008
Mike's Goal: $5,000.00
Current Total: $5,236.00
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For every rider and roadie on AIDS/LifeCycle this year, there are 375 people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

Messages of Support for Mike

Alan L. (6/06/08 12:13PM): Go Mike! Hope you're having a great & safe ride.

Joel (6/06/08 12:03PM): Hi Mike! How's the ride going?

Is it the same course as last year?

Do you even get these messages?

Is Dale behaving himself? And better yet, are YOU behaving yourself?

Did you get to eat with Beth at least once? She is Miss Popular, ain't she?

Hey, I invited you guys to brunch next weekend (for the San Rafael Italian Street Paintin Festival). You'll come, won't you? And you can tell us all about the ride!

Enjoy your last few miles of pedaling, OK?

You've done a great thing!

See you next weekend!

Love ya!

Joel

Edwina (6/05/08 5:52PM): Hey babe!

2 more days to go! Then you can put the bike away till ALC8! See you at the finish line!

Edwina

Andy Philips (6/04/08 2:57PM): Mike,

GO RIDER!!!

Hope you had a fabulous Day 4 and are ready with your Red Wear for tomorrow. I miss my FPs. I'll be watching for you in the daily photos and videos.

Stay safe. Wear plenty of sunscreen.

You are awesome!

Go Frog Puppies!

Andy

Joel (6/03/08 5:00PM): Hey Mike -- How's the ride going? It's all downhill to LA, isn't it? I was looking for a bicycle-related message to send you today. I found a quote from Mark Twain who once said, "Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live."

I hope you are not regretting a single second of the experience! You're halfway! Yippie!

Pedal Pedal Pedal!

Love Ya! Mean It!

Joel (6/02/08 3:29PM): Hey Mike,

I hope the start wasn't too chilly for ya yesterday. Thanks for riding yet again for an awesome cause! Great to see you on Saturday. Now go take a shower already, will ya? ;-)

Daniel Davies (6/02/08 7:57AM): Dear Mike,

I am so sorry I am unable to be there to relieve your aching muscles. What your doing is amazing. I look forward to seeing you soon and hearing all the gossip...who did what with who...how and when! Keep peddling hard.

Bid Kiss

Daniel Davies (Your Massage Therapist)

michael fantasia (6/01/08 5:05PM): Mike, have fun, ride strong.

xoxox

Lee McGinnis (5/28/08 4:59PM): Mike, Texans are cheering for you! With much love, Lee and Terry

Sharon Duguay (5/26/08 2:28PM): Ride Safely, a great big hug and thank you, Sharon

David Chamberlain & David Roundsley (5/16/08 1:54PM): Mike, Thanks for giving us the opportunity to support you in raising money for this good cause! We hope the ride goes well and wish you good weather! Best, Dave & Dave

Martha (5/12/08 8:28AM): Have a safe fun ride! I hope you meet your goal for this great cause. Keep me posted on how you do.

Jamie (4/27/08 8:50PM): Train well, ride hard and have lots of fun!

John Coblenz (3/29/08 9:24AM): Glad to see you boys doing this again...go Team Bear!!!!

Annette (3/21/08 6:32PM): Hi Mike, I'm Annette, rider 1260 from San Francisco. We haven't met but I wanted to say thank you for participating this year. I ride for my brother, Chris, who passed away from AIDS, so I appreciate all the hard work you are doing as well to help put an end to HIV/AIDS. I can hardly wait until all 2500 of us roll into LA. Ride strong and good luck. Annette

VA (3/14/08 5:43PM): Hi Honey - Good luck with your third ride! I am so proud of both of you!

Diana & Bill (2/27/08 8:32PM): What a great cause your riding for!! Wishing you great success on your ride!!

Love, Diana and Bill

Nick (1/28/08 1:09AM): It's fantastic what you & Dale are doing for the cause! Thank you! Good Luck & BE CAREFUL!!!

Deirdre (1/23/08 12:18PM): Train hard young man! Have a great ride again this year!

Andy (1/12/08 12:10PM): Go Mikey!!!

Lee McGinnis (12/21/07 8:18PM): Cheering for you and appreciate what you do for the family. With much love, Lee and Terry

Mike's Links

San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Committed to ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by HIV, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation develops innovative solutions, combining scientific evidence with community experience to fight HIV/AIDS and promote health. Established in 1982, the Foundation provides direct services to thousands of people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS and supplies information to thousands more about HIV prevention and treatment through programs that include the California AIDS Hotline (800-367-AIDS). The Foundation promotes HIV awareness in the community and advocates for sound HIV/AIDS policies at all levels of government.

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, a leader in battling AIDS and caring for those who are HIV-infected since the earliest days of the pandemic, provides free medical care to those who can't afford treatment and distributed more than $21 million worth of free HIV medications last year. The Center also provides one-on-one and group therapy, mobile testing/counseling, education, advocacy, and prevention services. Each month 700-1,000 people are tested for HIV at the Center.

Experience AIDS/LifeCycle 2007
Get a taste of last year's event, with participant blogs, audio podcasts, and hundreds of photos.

Mike's Blog

Monday, June 9, 2008

6:18 AM

We MADE IT!!! Road EVERY mile! HOME again!

Arrived into Closing Ceremonies about 1:15 PM (fastest ever), even stopped for Ice Cream before wondering into the venue!

We road every mile again this year.  Initial analysis shows some days faster, other days somewhat slower, but overall we were doing some 18/21 mph stretches! 

Weather was good - mostly cool (a few days of hot sun, a few burnt spots) - but overall nice cool breezes.  Not as windy as years past - but still some strong cross winds in places (even blew 1 person over).

Closing Cermonies (with guest speaker actress Jane Lynch) were good (as usual - too much time in the hot sun waiting), but the music and enthusiasm of the crowds made the event!

http://www.aidslifecycle.org/press/alc7_closing.html

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=aids+lifecycle&btnG=Search+News

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-07-2008/0004828196&EDATE=

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/08/content_8327225.htm

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/08/content_8327225.htm

http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=8439966

http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_9452265

http://www.register-pajaronian.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=4561&page=72

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/2500-cyclists-raise-funds-fight-aids/

http://www.sunherald.com/447/story/604729.html

http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2008/06/07/news/centralcoast/news03.txt

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-01-2008/0004823902&EDATE=

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=6179433

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/05/29_aidsride.shtml

See Celebs wishing us well ...............

http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/9723/celebs-give-messages-of-support-for-aids-lifecycle-7-riders/

http://video.accesshollywood.com/player/?id=256863&__source=related-videos

http://video.accesshollywood.com/player/?id=256112&__source=related-videos

http://video.accesshollywood.com/player/?id=256051&__source=related-videos

Girl from TN gets local coverage .........

http://www.erwinrecord.net/Detail.php?Cat=NEIGHBORS&ID=58320

The oldest rider....

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/abc7_salutes&id=6176148

 

 

 

 

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

3:17 PM

May 18 - Last Ride

Did a little spin around the city yesterday.  Had planned on going to Fairfax, but as we road down Embarcadero, noticed the golden gate bridge totally in Fog.  Since we were not dressed for that, did a 10 mile city tour.

Sunday - drove up to Marin to Lucas Valley and rode 27 miles up and down some hills.  Good ride.

Now is the time to donate if you were planning on doing so - all online donations due 5/28.

We are up at 4AM on 6/1 and head out for 7 days of peddling over 545 miles.

Watch the news and keep track on the "Experience" tab of the main page - www.aidslifecycle.org.

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

6:03 PM

Tera Bella Ride

Did the Terra Bella - 100k (51 miles) in Gilroy.  Beautiful route, some good hills.  Got winday at the end.  Check the pics -  gallery.mac.com/dale.trimm#100078

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

3:00 PM

SF to Lagunitas

50 mile ride on Saturday.   COLD.  Had seat adjusted monday night after yet another bike fit.  Made me ride slower, but using more power from the upper leg.  We will see how this goes!  Took the ferry back from Sausalito.

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

5:00 PM

Stenson Beach to Point Reyes

2/10 - rode with a small group from Stenson Beach to Point Reyes.  Couple of challenging hills (well, it has been a while), but the downhill was SWEET!  Really nice ride, along the water and not so crazy busy road.  Need to do this one a couple more times before June to perfect the hill climbing! :)

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Saturday, February 9, 2008

5:00 PM

Tib Loop - Reverse

Love doing the Tib Loop in reverse - more "rolling" than the other way.  First real ride since the ride around Lake Tahoe in Sept, so been a while.

Almost stopped in Tiburon (after having lunch), but pushed on and wound back at the Saulsalito Ferry to drop the hill climb and gg bridge.  Glad we did!

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