Mike McGinnis's AIDS/LifeCycle Blog

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

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:18:00 PST

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://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

May 18 - Last Ride

Sun, 18 May 2008 15:17:00 PST

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.

Tera Bella Ride

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:03:00 PST

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

SF to Lagunitas

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:00:00 PST

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.

Stenson Beach to Point Reyes

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:00:00 PST

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! :)

Tib Loop - Reverse

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:00:00 PST

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!