With 5-days to go, I’ve shipped my bike to SF and packing is near complete. If you’re wondering what 7-days of packing for a 545-mile bike ride looks like, here ya go. Pork Pedalers is my AIDS/LifeCycle 2013 team. How many miles will I ride each day of AIDS/LifeCycle 2013?
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Nine-days until we ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles! I hit my fastest average speed yet at 17.8 mph during the 75th Street Brewery ride on Tuesday, 5/21/13. Map: https://app.strava.com/activities/55588711
No more outdoor cycling until the ride. Yesterday, I took my bike to Bicycle Shack to be boxed for shipping. I have to ship it by Friday, 5/24/13, to ensure it is received in time to be re-assembled and transported to Cow Palace, where ALC begins very early on Sunday, 6/2/13.
Just 13-days until AIDS/LifeCycle, the biggest ride of my life! What have I been doing? Trying to maintain composure as I deal with life issues. In April, I lost Ruby, the sweetest black lab in the world. Over a month has passed and I still miss her to pieces.
As the days fly by, I’m coming to terms with the idea of camping the 6-nights of AIDS/LifeCycle. I don’t remember the last time I camped. At least there aren’t ticks or mosquitoes in California, right?
The cold Spring finally ended in Kansas City in early-May. I’ve been riding my bike at every chance. I learned of a new Wednesday group ride, the Martini Corner ride. This was exciting, because I didn’t have a Wednesday ride. The ride starts out in Midtown, then goes through both the East and West Bottoms of Kansas City before returning to Midtown.
Here are a few last-minute items for your AIDS/LifeCycle packing list. It’s my first time doing AIDS/LifeCycle and after speaking to my ALC rep and a few other riders, these are some must-have items that weren’t on my list.
AIDS/LifeCycle 2013, a recap and details about of my first ALC ride. (June 26, 2013)
UPDATE: I found a few really detailed AIDS/LifeCycle packing lists.
Did I miss something? Post it in the comments.