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+title: "First AIDS/LifeCycle fundraising goal: met!"
+tags:
+- cycling
+- alc
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+
+This past Saturday, with support from a number of my friends, I **[passed the
+first fundraising goal for AIDS/LifeCycle
+2019!](http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/rtyler)** Cue riotous applause! Prior to
+my training ride I mentioned on Twitter that I was only _six dollars_ away from
+my first goal, and by the time the ride was over, a couple hundred dollars had
+been donated! Hoorah! Each AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC) rider must raise at least
+$3,000 and thanks to the tremendous support from friends, family, and a quite a
+few folks on the internet, I am _definitely_ riding from San Francisco to Los
+Angeles in June.
+
+
+My training thus far has mostly been
+[inside](/2019/01/13/peloton-worth-the-hype.html), due to more than a few rainy
+weekends this winter. But thus far I've put about 220 miles in for January, and
+I'm on track to exceed that in February. 
+
+The ride over the weekend was an aggressive 75 minute "power zone" spin class,
+in which I covered approximately 25 miles, but that wasn't really the goal. The
+goal was to build up my endurance to sustain a certain threshold of output for
+a longer period of time. While ALC is not a race, it is _long_. My legs need to
+be in good enough shape to put about 6-8 hours of riding in a day, for **five
+straight days**.
+
+<center><img src="/images/post-images/alc-2019/indoor-training.jpeg"
+title="Training indoors is _okay_" height="420"/></center>
+
+
+With this delightfully wet Northern California winter drawing to a close, I'm
+going to be heading out for more weekend outdoor rides. You'll find me in my
+very fashionable lycra and riding over just about every corner of Sonoma
+county before ALC in June.
+
+
+While the first fundraising goal has been met, that was my **minimum**. My
+target is $5,000 and if you have not already been kind enough to donate, I
+would [really appreciate your support!](http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/rtyler)**