Again, thanks to everyone who has helped support me through this incredible journey. If I haven’t said it enough, AIDS/Lifecycle 7 starts this weekend. As a start assembling everything I’m going to bring on this incredible ride, I started thinking about how much I have changed in the months leading to this incredible event.
If you asked me a year ago whether I could ride 50-miles for fun… I would have said you were crazy! If you asked me whether I could raise at least $2500 for charity, I would have said you were crazy!
Guess what… those things happened, among many other terrific things in my life. As I prepare to embark on this crazy ride, it’s hard to believe how quickly time has gone by. I’ve met so many incredible people along the way, both those who have supported me as well as those who work or volunteer for the AIDS/Lifecycle as well as the various participants I’ve met over the past year or so.
I really want to recognize how much my family and my kids have supported me on this, and the support and encouragement from faces from the past, friends I haven’t talked to or seen for years, co-workers, and complete strangers who are now good friends. It’s incredible how news spreads!
On Saturday, I will attend the ALC Orientation at the Cow Palace in San Francisco with my riding partner (not really because he rides a lot faster than me 
) and tent mate, Al Milan (#1488).
Thanks to my parents, my son will be following me down to each city we will camp at – I hope my son will learn as much as I have about taking part and how terrific it is to take part in something incredible. My wife, daughter and my sister won’t be able to follow me down to Los Angeles, but they will be meeting me in Los Angeles for the closing ceremonies.
Sunday, June 1st is here and I’ll be there ready to ride….
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