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3rd time is a charm!!

Thanks to everyone for a GREAT ride this year!!!!  you are AWESOME!!!!   


For those of you whom I met on the Ride.. Thanks for the memories and I'd love to keep in touch.  My email is:  daletrimm@gmail.com   
Dale's latest blog entry:
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Eating lunch on day 7 of last years ride..
Eating lunch on day 7 of last years ride..
Dale's Goal: $5,000.00
Current Total: $5,110.00
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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 Dale

Ginger & Lilly (6/06/08 1:15PM): We are so proud of you! Keep riding you're almost there!!! Love the talking updates!

Hugs!

Joel (6/06/08 12:00PM): Woo Hooooooo!

You're almost there! Yippity Doo Dah!

I hope you're not too sore.

On Wednesday at the gym, I rode the stationary bike (I hate it when people type stationery bike like it is made out of greeting cards and fancy correspondence paper). Anyway, I rode for eight miles on the bike before I became mindnumbingly bored. I don't have the attention span for the Lifecycle, I can assure you that! I would probably just fall over several times a day because I just stopped paying attention.

I hope YOU are paying attention and riding safely.

Enjoy the closing ceremonies!!!!

Love ya!

joel

Edwina (6/05/08 5:51PM): Go,Go,Go Dale. Make sure you have the butt cream on! See you and Mikie at the Abbey!

Edwina

Lettie (6/05/08 9:04AM): Dale -

Are you hanging in there? Only a few more days to go, buddy!! I'm sure you're doing a fantastic job. (If not, my prayers go out to you.) You're doing a great thing riding for an important cause.

See you soon!

Andy Philips (6/04/08 2:57PM): Dale,

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

Scott Gregory (6/03/08 6:14PM): I'm so proud of you!!!! I hope you really know how much I love and respect you!! I truly thank God for putting you in my life!! Keep smiling!!

Joel (6/03/08 4:58PM): Hi Dale! Sore yet?

Here is a cycling riddle/joke for you. It's very topical, huh?

Q. What's the hardest part of learning to ride a bike?

A. The pavement.

It's practically sidesplitting, ain't it?

Oh ok.... go take a shower!

Love ya! Mean it!

Debbie G (6/03/08 9:35AM): Hi Dale, Just finished looking at the pics from Day 1, looks like a blast. Hope you are doing well...I'm thinking of you and sending good vibes for a safe journey. Missing you at work of course. Debbie

VA (6/02/08 5:47PM): Hi Honey - I hope you had another great day. I can't wait to hear all the stories.

I love you both

Margie (6/02/08 5:39PM): Hi Dale and Mike !! you are awesome and I'm thinking about you on that long ride - wow !! Have fun and stay cool !! Much love and many XXXL hugs from moi, Margie

Joe Smallwood (6/02/08 3:56PM): Funny message! Ride strong! Big hug from me and the GNG.

Joel (6/02/08 3:28PM): You go girl! Pedal hard!!!!!!

We are all very proud of you!

Cody (6/02/08 8:14AM): I think it is so wonderful you do this. Makes me proud to call you friend! good luck on your journey! Think young thoughts :) Miss you like crazy.

Daniel Davies (6/02/08 7:52AM): Dear Dale,

I just logged into your page to see how you boys are doing. I am so sorry I will not be there to ease your aching muscles, but my thoughts and wishes are with you. What your doing is amazing. Keep up the good work and keep peddling hard.

Big kiss Daniel (Your Massage Therapist)

michael fantasia (6/01/08 5:04PM): dale you go boy, sure do miss you all, ride well!

Brett Chorley (5/31/08 7:00AM): Dale, I am so proud of what you are doing to help others, good luck in the ride. Will be thinking of you and cheering you on. All the best from Oz. Brett

Kathi (5/30/08 4:29PM): Hi, Cant beleive we are here!

We did it!

Hope to see you in camp and/or on the road!

I made goal!

... one down one to go!

cant wait to hug you at the finish!

oxoxo

kathi

Lee McGinnis (5/28/08 4:56PM): You go guy! Love, the Texas McGinnises

Scott (5/20/08 7:46PM): Dale, I admire and respect you for your thoughtfulness and desire to make a difference in so many lives. I truly appreciate and love you for so many reasons. Have a safe and fun ride. I can't wait to hear all about it. Love you!!!!

Martha (5/12/08 8:21AM): Go Dale! Stay safe, have a fun trip and raise lots of money for this great cause. Keep me posted on how it goes.

Karin & Mark (5/12/08 8:01AM): Thank you for your commitment and all you do. It is our pleasure to support you in meeting your goals.

Ginger & Lilly (5/12/08 5:30AM): Ride On! Lilly and I will be thinking and wishing you well every step of the way!

Cecil Beare (5/11/08 1:44PM): Beare hugs and CHEERS to you all along the route!

Ruslmax (5/03/08 10:24PM): GO DALE!

Alisha (5/02/08 11:23AM): I'm proud of you for doing this, and so very proud to be your friend.

Lettie (5/02/08 9:55AM): Hey Dale, Your persistance and tenacity to keep on ridin' despite all physical odds are truly great (or ignorant, whatever the case may be -ha! ha!) Seriously, though, this is a great cause and I wish you a great and fun ride!

Dave and Jeff (4/30/08 11:31AM): Dale,

We are very proud of your commitment to this cause. Wish we could join you! Be safe and have fun.

Dave and Jeff

Christopher N Rowley (4/21/08 4:39PM): Thanks for making a difference.

Arthur (4/16/08 8:59AM): GO DALE! (and Mike) :-)

Sam Kaluf (4/05/08 8:49AM): Dale....way to go! Glad I can help. Miss ya! Sam

Rick Lee (4/02/08 5:37AM): Kick some cycling ass for us Dale! Good Luck and thanks!

John Coblenz (3/29/08 9:25AM): Glad to see you boys doing this again...go Team Bear!!!!

Annette (3/21/08 8:23PM): Hi Dale, 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

Kelly Buckley (3/19/08 7:34AM): Dale, I love to see you doing this every year. I plan to give a donation to this cause through you every year. My clients make me smile when I see them making a difference. Keep up the great work! Happy Spring!

VA (3/14/08 5:47PM): Hey Pumpkin - I love you! I do! Can't help it! Have a great ride.

Diana & Bill (2/27/08 8:29PM): Keep up the good work!! We wish you the very best for a fun and successful ride!

Love, Diana and Bill

Deirdre (1/23/08 12:17PM): Way to train! Way to ride!

margie (1/12/08 1:04PM): Hi Dale and Mike ! You guys are spectacular - have an amazing ride ! Thinking about you. xoxoxox Margie

Lee McGinnis (12/21/07 8:21PM): Dale, Can't thank you enough for all you did last year at Christmas! It was great to see you again and we will miss you this year. We are cheering for you and Mike! Love, Terry and Lee

Dale'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 2008
Get a taste of last year's event, with participant blogs, audio podcasts, and hundreds of photos.

Dale's Blog

Thursday, May 29, 2008

3:44 PM

Off we go!!!

Well... It's finally here.   It's thursday, my last day of work before the ride.  Everyone is asking me "Are you Ready?".. (don't I look ready?) ha!   It is sinking in that we are actually doing this again.  Ride #3.  A big part of me is very excited while another part of me is very anxious about the journey / adventure to Los Angeles.  Friday I'll spend the day gathering the last minute things I need to survive for 7 days on the road.  I say "survive" like I'm biking into the wilderness.  ha!  With 2 hot meals and hot showers each day, it's not exactly a survival kind of journey.  But I do need to be smart about my biking along the roads, avoid those pot holes and bumps and ditches.  :-) 

Here's a picture of 3 other people doing the ride with me.  I have the pleasure to work with these people and I'm looking forward to seeing them along the route. 

Ray, Chris, Blane and Dale

Take care and have a great week....

Remember to keep up with the Ride by visiting this link:   Experience

Hugs all around!!

Dale

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

4:31 PM

Lucas Valley & Big Rock

 What a slacker I've been with my blog this year!!  SHAME on me!!!  Maybe a nice picture will make up for it???  

Big Rock

So after fighting bronchitis and strep throat... this was my first (are you sitting down) 27 mile ride... WHOO HOO!!  ha ha... But even thought my lungs were 100% of capacity, My legs were doing great...  And it was such a warm day, wow.. it felt awesome outside!!!  

 

 

 

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

6:35 PM

Day On The Ride!!!

 Well.... I did it!!  My first 91 mile ride... Sure Day On The Ride (DOTR) is only 82 miles... but when you ride your bike to the event and back home, it's 91!!! YIPPEE... We had a great day... It was so good to see so many ALCers out riding and getting ready for the big Ride to Los Angeles!  

The day started out a tad chilly but quickly warmed up... It was so nice to ride with just regular biking clothes, Jersey, shorts, etc... no warming anything... arm warmers, leg warmers, head warmer... ugh..  

It was a tough day none the less.... Had to ride across the bridge, into Sausalito, up and over the Camino Alto Hill... (But I did ride at a nice pace all the way up... Thanks Albie for the laughs and chat as we climbed... Remember... O-re-o.... O-reee o.  (think of the flying monkeys on the Wizard of Oz)...     Then the towns of Ross, San Anselmo (Rest stop 1), Fairfax.. I call this the trail with a thousand stop signs!!  ugh... 

Then we make our way up Whites Hill... (at 4mph!) it was HOT HOT HOT.... sweat running down my face into my eyes.. ouch...  then the beautiful downhill... ahhhh..  on our way to Cheese Factory for lunch!!  

Then we turned around and headed back...  Back to Golden Gate Park... 91 miles later and 7hrs 30 minutes later... ugh... Time to eat again... A great spaghetti Dinner!!  yummy!!!

More soon... Next week the Wine Country Century!!  100 miles 

 

Dale

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

6:05 PM

Tierra Bella - GREAT Ride

 In February we signed up to ride the Tierra Bella ride in Gilroy.  It's a fully supported and well organized ride in Gilroy CA.  We drove down Friday night so we could be fresh and ready (well as fresh as we get) for the early morning ride out.  We choose the 100k (63 miles approx) option.  The morning started our very cold and windy!  YIKES... did I pack enough clothes to keep me warm?   It was very questionable as we're standing at the car getting ready... We did the best we could... let's just say that.   Our new friend Steve Rossi (Rider 2547) was able to join us at the the last minute.  We all stuck together and off we go... It was a beautiful ride, great scenery everywhere... Click for Pictures   The weather turned out much better than forecasted, which was fine by us!  There was one spot on the ride where I kept getting slower and slower... I actually stopped to see if something was stuck in my wheel or my brake was stuck on... but no... it was actually an UPHILL!!  WEIRD... 

If you ever want to do a well supported organized ride, I highly recommend this one... for our 65 mile ride, we had 4 rest stops and 2 extra water and pottie breaks... great signage to make sure we didn't get lost... and GOOD snacks along the way!!  

Thanks for reading... Enjoy the pictures!!

 

Dale

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

2:55 PM

SF to Lagunitas!

 It started out as a cold/misty morning.... and then just COLD... But after taking a 4 week break.. it felt good to ride again....  There are only 8 training weekends to go before we head to LA!  

Nothing exciting happened... It was just a good ride... 

 

Miles today:  55

Riding time: 4hr 35 mins

Max Speed: 33

Average Speed:  12

Odometer:  3179.4

 

More tomorrow (Sunday)!  

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Sunday, March 2, 2008

5:44 PM

Orinda to San Ramon and back!

 Hi... Here's the latest entry for the old blog.  Sunday March 2nd, we hopped on BART to go to Orinda to meet Mark T. (or Grizzly Adams as we called him today) for a ride from Orinda through Danville to San Ramon.  It was a beautiful day, we started out the first half of the ride on what seemed like a lot of hills.  And I think we were right.  But we kept going and going... Along the way we got to see a few Ostrich and 1 zebra.. Didn't expect that!  But what a nice surprise.  Finally made it to the half way point (23 miles) and relaxed for a short while.  Back on the bikes we go and man I was going fast!  Like 23 mph on average!  That was awesome!  Flew right past the ostrich and zebra didn't even seem them... but I needed some speed to make me feel better about the first half of this ride.  

We left Orinda around 9:40am and got to the half way point around 12:00!  You can see I was riding rather slow.  So having the 2nd half go by quickly was a needed change.  There were a few spots where we took it slow again (5 mph) up a few hills...  The last hill was tough!  But we did it.. Rode every mile.  

 

Here are the stats for the day:

 

Total Miles:  49

Riding time:  4hr 9 minutes

Max Speed: 30.6

Average 11.7  (UGH!)

 

Odometer:  3124.7

 

Thanks for reading

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

4:24 PM

Faster and Faster!!!!

 Still riding!!!   This time we drove to Sausalito and parked at Mike's Bikes... Hopped on the bike and did the Tib Loop in reverse again... Kind of a test to see if we've made any progress from the previous week.  And we DID!!  This Riding faster than the week prior, so that felt good... and our head winds were back!!  oiy!  

The weather was beautiful just a little chilly in the shade.. 

Kind of a short blog entry.... hopefully the next one will be longer.. 

Stats:

 

Miles today:  28

Riding Time:  2hr 7 min

Max Speed:  28.7

Average Speed:  13

 

Odometer:  3075.7

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

6:55 AM

On the Road again!

 I wanted the rain to stop and it did!!  Check out my blog  

Dale's Blog

 

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

12:57 PM

Training Tales... or tails.. ha!

Keeping a blog here:

http://dalealc7.blogspot.com/

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