Jordan's ALC Voyage

From June 3-9, 2012, I will be riding from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money for the LA Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

I ride for two reasons. I first learned of the ALC during my on-going fitness journey, and thought it would be a great challenge. Then I started raising money and realized that my fitness journey had brought me here for a reason. It is time for me to make a difference, and help raise money for an important cause.

I ride to make a change in this world for the better. I ride because I can. I ride for those who can't.

Please sponsor me at: http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/music2mychakras

Sunday, September 18, 2011

My First Training Ride for ALC!

I set my alarm for 6 AM today, and woke up half an hour before my alarm.  Considering that my average wake-up time during the week is more like 7:30, and on weekends more like 9-10... that alone says something!  That's how excited I was to get out on the road this morning and officially kick off my latest endevaor -- training for ALC.

It's great being already keyed in to the training group here in SD, who are a WONDERFUL bunch of folks.  http://www.facebook.com/ALCSanDiego  They've been very welcoming and helpful and encouraging.

The ride itself:  8 AM we met up for the safety speech, then did a caravan up the road to the ferry terminal downtown.  9 AM, we boarded the ferry and went across to Coronado.  Once we arrived, we got a quick bathroom break then hit the road.  (Side note, I forgot Art Walk Coronado was today -- pleasant surprise running into an old ceramic friend!)  Coronado, by definition, is absolutely gorgeous, especially on an early morning.  The trail around the edge of the peninsula was a nice easy start to the ride, followed by the breeze down the strand.  The most spectacular part of the whole day was riding past the salt mines -- I didn't even know there were salt mines in Coronado... and my first thought was that they kinda looked like something out of Doctor Who.  (Yeah... I'm a geek, what're ya gonna do?)

Mile 15 was our rest stop and our roadie was already there waiting with snacks and chocolate milk.  Chocolate milk -- love it!  I know it's supposed to be a great recovery drink... something about electrolytes and carbs or something, but let's face it.  I just love chocolate milk, regardless of the excuse!

The last 10 miles were more difficult... heading into the winds for one, plus I was starting to poop out by about mile 20 -- but I made it slow but sure.  All in all, I finished 23.5 miles in about 2 hours (including ~15 minutes spent at the rest station).  Not shabby at all.  I'm tired, but definitely not destroyed by the ride.

So... 23 miles down.  ~520 to go.  I've got 9 months =)
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