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I'm Riding 545 miles to End AidsFrom June 1-7, 2008, I'm bicycling in AIDS/LifeCycle. It's a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to make a world of difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.Help me support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation by giving what you can. We'll keep riding until AIDS and HIV are a thing of the past. ------- Each rider has to raise a minimum of $2500.00 for the Aids Foundation. So when you're writing your check, or clicking the donation button... it's not going to be for me. It's going towards the END OF AIDS. Donations of any amount is welcomed and appreciated. Even if you don't know anyone with AIDs, we're all inter-connected in this world. Whatever amount you can give will help in the progression of ending AIDS. So whip out your check books and support the cause... in return I'll ride every single 545-miles from SAN FRANCISCO all the way down to LOS ANGELES!
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Stevie-o's' BlogSaturday, June 7, 20089:34 PMDay 6Hi everyone, Sorry I didn't update for Day 6 after I'd spoke with Steven on the phone. Today is the end of Day 7 and the end of AIDS Lifecycle 7. I will write what he and I talked about in Day 6, and I'll leave him to write Day 7 as well as his overall experience with AIDS Lifecycle 7. On Day 6, Steven called me to tell me he had a muscle strain. He'd actually called me quite a few times while he was riding that day. Toward the last stop, he called to tell me his legs were dying and he couldn't go on. However, he managed to suck it up and finish the ride. However, once he got back and went to see the medical tent, he found out that he'd strained his muscles. In the medical tent, they do this thing to his muscles where they roll a styrofoam roller onto his legs to straighten out his muscles. I guess after using up your muscles for a while, they get all tense and bunched up. The whole process "hurts like hell", but afterwards, he feels much better. At night, he told me he didn't know if he could ride on the last day, and that he'd have to see the medical tent in the morning. I will let him tell you about his own experience for Day 7, so I'll leave this entry at this :). It's been my pleasure to give you all a little bit of insight on Steven's week. Thanks for all of your continual support! Keep reading his blog for his own updates and pictures!!!! -Claudia Permalink | Share this posting : Care2 News | del.icio.us | digg | NewsVine | Reddit | YahooMyWeb Thursday, June 5, 20089:37 PMDay 5Hi all! I got off the phone with Steven a while ago, but I didn't get a chance to go on a computer until now. Before I forget, he wants me to say, "The grapevine (hwy 5) is NOTHING!" referring to the fact that his ride to LA is perhaps one of the most challenging thing he's ever done. Today, they rode about 44 miles, which was a good rest from 100-mile days. He was able to get back to camp around 2:30 and shower and set up camp pretty quickly. After that, he and Lenny walked around Lompoc and landed somewhere in the town, in a tiny bar (he wanted me to emphasize that the town was tiny and the bar was tiny). He said drinking made him feel soo relaxed and it was a sort of high for him after all the riding he did this week. He's been complaining about really cold nights and mornings at the campsite and the early biking as well. I told him to bring an extra sweater, but he told me he wouldn't need it. Maybe this will teach him to listen to me next time! Other than that, he wanted me to emphasize how beautiful the scenery is every day. I don't know if the people who are reading this blog are checking out the pictures from the AIDS Lifecycle professional photos, but there are some really nice scenery pictures. I keep trying to find pictures f Steven in there, but I can't seem to find one of him, haha. I guess next time, he'll have to dress up in an outfit that makes him stand out! He only has two more days on the ride!!!! So far, he's finished every single mile, without having to get swept by the bus. I'm so proud of him and all that he's accomplished through this fundraiser. But, I really can't wait until he comes home I will update more tomorrow when he calls me =) -Claudia Permalink | Share this posting : Care2 News | del.icio.us | digg | NewsVine | Reddit | YahooMyWeb Wednesday, June 4, 20089:26 PMDay 4Sorry about the late update! It's about 10:30 PM right now, and I got off the phone with Steven about half an hour ago. He got back to camp late tonight (around 7:30) because today's ride was pretty rough. He said the riders faced extreme headwinds and that set them back a while. It was really really cold this morning when they set out, and he told me he was even shivering! Yesterday was the Quad Buster, and today was the Evil Twins. Haha, it's really interesting all these names that are given to the route. Anyway, the Evil Twins are basically two hills right after one another. I'm sure the experience was somewhat similar to yesterday's Quad Buster because he sounded pretty tired when he was talking to me. Steven explained to me today his feelings about the AIDS Lifecycle. He said that he's met so many wonderful, courteous and overall, really nice people. He was surprised at everyone's generosity and willingness to help. You would expect that after tired days of biking and standing in lines, people would start to get irritated. But, nope! Not the people at AIDS Lifecycle. Everyone is completely willing to help out one another, no matter what. For example, he said tonight, while he was getting dinner, he was trying to find a place to sit. But, all the tables were filled and he and Lenny were about to eat on the grass when some people were kind enough to lend them their seats (they hadn't even finished eating yet!). He says he feels totally relaxed and carefree about the world just by doing this ride. He has no idea what day of the week it is, or what time it is. All he has to know is that he has to get to each rest stop and at the end of the day, reach the campsite. He doesn't want to come home, haha. I guess I can relate to what he says because as I'm sitting here, trying to finish my 10-page paper for my Sociology class while reviewing for finals next week, I can't help but go crazy. I wish I'd gone on the ride with him! I am contemplating going with Steven to do AIDS Lifecycle 8 (if not ride, then a roadie)! Anyway, I think it's about time I finish this paper, so I will update the blog tomorrow. Remember, keep sending your messages beecause he's reading them every night back at camp! Thanks! -Claudia Permalink | Share this posting : Care2 News | del.icio.us | digg | NewsVine | Reddit | YahooMyWeb Tuesday, June 3, 20084:42 PMDay 3Hi everyone! Steven called me around 4:30 today to tell me he'd gotten back to camp about an hour earlier, and was going to get ready to eat. He finally was able to check all of your messages of support and said it really motivated him to keep going. He was really tired today because the back to back rides are getting to him. But, after he saw all of your encouraging messages, he felt more encouraged and motivated to go on the next day. So, keep those messages coming! He left around 7 AM this morning and got to camp around 3:30, which isn't a bad run. He said he finished in the middle of everyone else. There are some hardcore bikers that finish pretty quickly. Even though he's using his Banana Boat like there's no tomorrow, he still feels sunburnt He said he'd call me again later tonight, so I'll update the blog when I hear from him. -Claudia ---------------------------------------------- I'm on the phone with Steven right now, and this is what he wants me to say: Man! Today was the Quad Buster! It was a ridiculous 5 mile steep climb. Even though it was hard to ride up that thing, there were riders and roadies cheering their fellow bikers on as they reached the top. This was quite the inspiration and it was what pushed me to get to the top of that sucker. Even though it was the shortest day, the back to back riding is taking a toll on my body. And as for my tan, I don't really care about that anymore. There's not much I can do about it, so I'm just going to look half dark and half light. I was able to do all of my laundry today because Paso Robles is warmer than Santa Cruz and King City. I hung my clothes on our tent to dry. We use that thing as a laundry basket. From my observations, a lot of people are getting injured or have some sort of pain. The chiropractor and medical tent always seem to be filled with tons of people. I hope everyone's okay though. As Claudia mentioned before, getting your messages today really inspired me to keep going. Even though I'm tired as hell, when I read those supporting messages, they really help me go on! So, keep them coming! Well, I'm going to get some more food now, gotta stock up for a 99 mile ride tomorrow! -Steven Permalink | Share this posting : Care2 News | del.icio.us | digg | NewsVine | Reddit | YahooMyWeb Monday, June 2, 20089:14 PMDay 2Hi again, I just got off the phone with Steven (super late, I know!) and today was a really long ride. He said they left at 7:30 AM this morning and arrived at the campsite in King City at 7 PM!! They rode 105 and he is EXHAUSTED. Everyone got back to camp late today, and it took him two hours to finish eating and showering because there were long lines for everything since everyone finished riding around the same time today. He and Lenny are going to try and wake up earlier tomorrow morning in order to get back to camp earlier. They're riding about 75 miles tomorrow, to Paso Robles (in San Luis Obispo County). Steven says King City is cold. I checked the weather, and it's around 58 degrees there right now, but the winds are at 18 MPH. I hope he can make it through the night without catching a cold. Maybe he can cuddle up with Lenny for body warmth Anyway, he let me know that he's being well taken care of. And I quote, "I don't have to worry about anything, if I want water, it's there. If I want food, it's there. At every rest stop, there's food and (cold!) Vitamin Water, so all I have to worry about is waking up and going to sleep... and riding. If I could, I'd stay here forever... except for the fact that I can't see you" Pshhh... yeah right! I'm sure you're loving the pampering! To conserve his phone's battery life, we had to hang up. But, please continue to send him messages of support via http://experience.aidslifecycle.org/2008/support/. Thanks! -Claudia Permalink | Share this posting : Care2 News | del.icio.us | digg | NewsVine | Reddit | YahooMyWeb Sunday, June 1, 20087:42 PMDay 1Hi all! This is Claudia, updating Steven's blog for him, since he doesn't have internet access at the campsites. I just got off the phone with our hero, and I'm happy to say he's doing well. He made it to the campsite all right, and under the expected time limit! When I asked him if he was tired, he said he was all right, so I guess that sprained ankle isn't holding him down! Unfortunately, a biker was hit by a car during the route today, and she had to be hospitalized. Two other bikers decided to go home due to the trauma from the accident. Let's hope they're all okay. Tomorrow, they're riding 105 miles, from Santa Cruz to King City, I believe. When I asked Steven about his podcast, he laughed and said he didn't know what to say, and that's all he could come up with at the time. Haha, so I'm not sure if we're going to expect more from him with the podcast. But, I will be updating his blog daily as he calls me. Keep him and all the other riders in your prayers for a safe journey. Until tomorrow, Claudia Permalink | Share this posting : Care2 News | del.icio.us | digg | NewsVine | Reddit | YahooMyWeb Saturday, May 31, 200812:46 AMThanks!Thanks for all the donations and support! At the top of my page you can view my GABCAST where I will be making voice entries from the road daily so check in! Also you can write me a message of support here: http://experience.aidslifecycle.org/2008/support/ just write down my rider number which is 1926 and your name and I can view your message at the campsite every night. And you can also keep track of the latest news from the road here: http://aidslifecycle.typepad.com/
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poor thing. I told him to use his aloe vera too, so hopefully that will help with the burns. I just hope his tan isn't going to be really bad this time. Last time, he went on a 70-something mile ride and didn't put on sunblock. Needless to say... he has a really bad farmers tan and shorts tan.
What a trooper! When his family and I went to see him off this morning, him, Lenny and Lenny's sister were riding toward the end of the whole 2,500 participants, and they managed to catch up to everyone! They rode from 35 to 280 to highway 1 today, stopping in Santa Cruz.|
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