diff --git a/_posts/2019-03-04-ninety-to-seven.md b/_posts/2019-03-04-ninety-to-seven.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a129616 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2019-03-04-ninety-to-seven.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "90 days until the starting line for AIDS/LifeCycle" +tags: +- alc +--- + +There are **90 days** until the beginning of the week-long +[AIDS/LifeCycle](https://www.aidslifecycle.org/), +the 545 mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise critically needed +funds for HIV/AIDS-related services. For me, this means just under three more +months to meet my **[fundraising goal](http://tofighthiv.org/goto/rtyler)**. +Not only that, this means my fellow riders and I have a shockingly small number +of weekends to get our training in order! + +Most of my training in February was inside on the +[Peloton](/2019/01/13/peloton-worth-the-hype.html), around 180 "miles" but more +importantly _manymany_ hours riding on the bike. My activity hasn't simply been +limited to cycling however, as cross-training is very important. I have been +doing a fair bit of strength and flexibility training alongside the bike. Over +the past 60+ days there has been at least one form of physical activity every +single day. + + +We were fortunate to have some sunshine in February which allowed me to join +some of my [team +mates](http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/Events/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?pg=team&fr_id=2110&team_id=19101) +for a training ride in the East Bay. The 25-mile training ride was frigid but +an important milestone: getting out on the bike with other real people in the +real world. The whole experience was quite enjoyable and informative. I learned +that my comfortable speed, likely due to my height, puts me in the front 25% or +so. Not quite in the front or the middle of the pack, I spent most of the ride +on my own, huffing and puffing up the hills north of Orinda. + +![ALCaholics in Orinda](/images/post-images/alc/alc-training-orinda.jpg) + +Since it was a social ride, there were a couple stops including a rather long +stop-over at Peet's. After which my legs started locking up and became far more +sore than they otherwise should have. I'm in good shape to keep pedaling for a +couple of hours, but cooling down and staying warm for a mid-ride break I will +need to work on. + + +With the rain and the fog hanging low over Sonoma county this morning, it's +difficult for me to imagine that it's only three months until I see much of +California at a comfortable 20mph. If the training ride was any indication, it +will be a challenging but fun week with some really great people from all +around California. diff --git a/images/post-images/alc/alc-training-orinda.jpg b/images/post-images/alc/alc-training-orinda.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58e5010 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/post-images/alc/alc-training-orinda.jpg differ