I’m riding to end AIDS
Last year my former neighbor and good friend Brad rode the 2007 AIDS/Lifecycle ride, a 545-mile, 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to LA. As someone who was just getting into cycling at the time, Brad’s participation and passionate stories about his experience on the ride inspired me to join him on the ride this year in June.
So I’ve been training. I ride to and from work every day (with a train ride in between), and on weekends I’ve been gradually doing longer and longer rides. I’m very lucky to be living on the San Francisco bay peninsula, where there are many, many rides to choose from. So far, training is going well, and I think I’m going to be ready in time.
I have two reasons to do this ride this year:
- To help fight HIV/AIDS,
- To participate in a form of exercise that I actually enjoy.
#2 is obvious (riding around here is so much better than running on a treadmill). As for #1, I tend not to think about AIDS all that much. I certainly haven’t been personally affected by it yet, or know anyone who has. But to hear some of the stories from the AIDS/Lifecycle folks or from Brad, I feel motivated to try and do some small part to end this terrible disease.
I’ll obviously be riding a long distance, and to help keep me motivated during that time, I’m asking that you please consider donating to support the HIV/AIDS-related services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. Please give them as much as you can, and let’s put an end to HIV/AIDS.
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