Mindy Reed | AIDS Lifecycle

Mindy Reed | AIDS Lifecycle To donate go to
http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/ZinChick Loosing him, I felt very alone and abandoned. Last year together we raised over 11 Million dollars!!

As many of you know, last year was my first ALC ride and I have to say it was life-changing in many ways, and probably the most important thing I did. Being part of such a great group of people, raising money for a good cause and mostly the personal strength I gained by doing something I never thought I could/would do in my life makes one realize we can change the world one person at a time beginn

ing with ourselves. I know now that whatever challenges life throws my way, I can climb over them, one 'hill' at a time and enjoy every second of the ride of life. I confess, last year started as a journey of determination and a celebration/memorial of the life I had with Nicolas. Doing something important to remember him and prove there was a good reason for life was important to me. Seeing others give so generously, donating both time and money, the support of everyone on the ride and my friends at home, being asked to carry the ashes of another friends brother who died from AIDS, and building relationships with friends who now are more like family are just a few ways this ride made my life so much richer than I could have imagined a year ago! So AGAIN, on June 5 I am going to start a 7 day ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles on my bike, to raise money for the LA Gay and Le***an Center, a leading center in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Thanks to all of you last year, I was in the TOP 25 fundraisers with $9,950 and hope together with your support to be again! Please sponsor me again as I ride 545 miles to raise money for this important cause. My goal is 250 people at $50 each or $12,500. I am sure this is a goal that together we can reach! Will you help me? Thank you so much for your support! Mindy Reed

Zin American Bistro/ Zini Cafe Med

Palm Springs

01/26/2017

Ok
The 1st time I registered for the ALC ride was a few months after my partner Nicolas died. I needed to do something crazy and insane to make me feel alive and ok about life and have a reason to live.

The 2nd time I registered I was in the 'love bubble' and it's just what you do. Biker brain induced insanity. If you've done the ride you know what I'm talking about. If you've ridden any long ride you know what I'm talking about. You just say yes because you don't know how to process no when someone tells you to say yes and then later you say WTF did I just do but then you recover and you just do it again because hey, it couldn't really have been THAT bad could it????

The 3rd time I registered was because all my friends were riding (or I thought they were.... you know who you were you drop-outs...) I didn't want to be left here alone in Palm Springs while everyone else was riding so I signed up and it really wasn't that bad. It was actually kinda fun... for about 5 days....

The 4th time I registered was because I was riding my bike all the time and I was just in love with riding and since my bike is my sanity I thought hey, this will be fun. I'm in shape now and I'm not gonna hurt like hell after day 5 now and even though none of my 'friends' are doing it and I'm doing it 'alone' it's gonna be ok. I ride alone most of the time anyway..... then it turns out I 'met' (ok so I didn't really MEET them on the ride but got to know them) some of my best friends now that week and had the best ride ever, so good I even rode my bike 30 miles the day after I got home from riding 545 miles just because I wanted to.

I said I wasn't gonna do it again.
I've been doing other rides. Cancer rides, Diabetes rides, Long 2 day rides just because there was 2 beers and a 'party' at the end....

Then..... Trump happened.
All this happened.
I feel like my world has been turned upside down.
Like everything you thought could never happen has happened and I'm angry all the time and I just can't stop being angry because then I will just spiral into depression because it's all so fu**ed up.

So here I am even though I swore I wasn't gonna do it again and even though I have only 129 days left to train and I haven't ridden my bike in months..... here I am again.

Signing up for the 5th time because I have to do something radical again. Doing the only thing I know how to do.... riding for Justice, Equality, Freedom, TRUTH.
I have to do something GOOD.
I have to get my mind in gear to FIGHT this fight.
I have to BE THE CHANGE I want to see.
I have to cleanse my soul.
I can IMAGINE.

Rider #4680

Some pics from my ride today! Getting hot out there!
04/29/2015

Some pics from my ride today! Getting hot out there!

04/28/2015

Getting all of my ALC logistics done.

Flight booked and going Thursday
Borrowing a BIG suitcase from David Dixon and sending it up with Lynn Hammond (gonna be a bottle or two of good wine in there girl)
Need an air mattress of some sort
Medical Information (actually putting my son's GF as my contact since I know she will (1) answer the phone and (2) tell the people who need to know) Thanks Carly Reinbold
Bike Shipping...........still debating Hollywood or Costa Mesa.....and how to get my bike there.
Hotel in SF for 3 nights (canceled and staying with a friend) Thank you SOOOO much again Lynn!!
Transportation to the Cow Palace
Hotel in Paso Robles BOOKED (with a laundry and whirlpool bath)
Hotel in Ventura....just snagged a room at the Marriott- YEA, they were full a month ago but got one today so I can cancel the Motel 6 and treat myself to room service and another whirlpool bath ;-)
Ride home from LA.................I'm pretty sure I have that covered.... I just have to say yes ;-)
Now I just have to pack, find a tent mate Preferably a princess, see if I can find another cute kit or two (ok, ok, so I'm bored with all my old ones)
Pack Pack Pack.... all my stuff into zip lock baggies for the 7 days.
Keep training for 4 more weeks.........goal this month is 10-12 hours a week with at least 5,000 feet (6,000 would be better) of climbing and 150 miles!
Loose 10 pounds so I have less fat to lug up quad buster and the evil twins!!!

Oh yea, and run 2 restaurants and get them ready for me to be gone for 10 days and Dining out for Life and Restaurant Week and keep Fundraising! Oh I got this!!!!

Stretching and strength training for my ride!
04/11/2015

Stretching and strength training for my ride!

04/05/2015

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