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May 12, 2008 by Tien Chiu

Upsides and downsides

Upside: I am now within $50 of my $6000 AIDS Lifecycle fundraising goal! This is amazing to me since I picked the number more or less out of a hat at the beginning of the fundraising season and had not expected to meet it. I have now raised over $20,000 for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation over four rides. I am very, very proud.

Downside: I tried following a 40-mile flat ride on Saturday with a 75-80 mile ride on Sunday. I only got in 68 miles (ran out of time), felt unenergetic, and am pretty sore today. Between the bronchitis and the sprained ankle and the car wreck, I just wasn’t able to get the training in, and I think it’s safe to say that I won’t be able to ride every mile this year. I only hope I have the sense to stop before I hurt myself! This is profoundly disappointing as I had really wanted to ride every mile from San Francisco to Los Angeles. On the other hand, it’s not nearly as important to me as it was on my first ride – I’ve finished every mile twice already, so I have nothing to prove.

As disappointing as this is, I wouldn’t reverse the two for the world – because, in the end, this ride is not about me. It’s about raising money and AIDS awareness, and I can do that just as well on the bus as on a bike. Sure, I’d rather ride every inch. But in the end, I know which will do more good, and will make me the most proud.

$50 to go!

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Comments

  1. Barbara says

    May 12, 2008 at 9:10 am

    Tien, I’ve already made my commitment to supporting your ride, but it would be helpful if you put the link to your fundraising page in your posts or on the home page somewhere…..

    Barbara

  2. tienchiu says

    May 12, 2008 at 9:13 am

    Great idea! I hadn’t thought of that. If anyone wants to kick in that last, extra $50, you can do so at http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1017 . And I will send you not one, but TWO boxes of chocolates!!

    And thank you SO much for sponsoring me, Barbara! I can’t tell you how much it’s appreciated!!

  3. taueret says

    May 12, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    I just made another small donation, hope it helps get your over the line.

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