Raised over $3k for AIDSLifeCycle - SO NOW WHAT? (PRE-RIDE)

Well, now its pretty much about preparing (minus the training) for the race... which is actually quite intensive!  I'm going to break this down into two blogs: PRE-RIDE and during the RIDE

First, check out this packing list: ALC - Packing List, which has everything from a sleeping bag, sunscreen to everything bike related, helmet, spare tubes and everything in between like laundry soap!  I still need a sleeping bag! and rain-cycling gear in case it rains... yikes! 

Since, I don't have a car - I had to get get a rental - just to run errands around the island before I go!  Special thanks to Alamo for hooking me up with this ride!  

Next up: preparing bike for shipment!  Special thanks to Island Tri and Bike - for being super helpful when I had bike issues and for taking good care of my bike!  They will be boxing up my bike - which I will be picking up on Friday on my way to the airport.

Yup, preparing for a ride like this costs a pretty penny - checking in my bike alone is $150 each way - add in another $25 for my own luggage - that's $350 for luggage fees!

Other than that, it is just packing, flight, fees, and orientation.  I'll be leaving Friday night arriving into San Fran at 7am - and heading straight to a 9am orientation.
(HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE COFFEE!)

At orientation, I'll be signing up for a tent, getting my bike put back together, meeting other cyclists that are doing the ride!  (=

Oh yeah - I have to get my hair DID! 

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Until next time.

Drag Race Season 8 Finale Performances: Bob, Kim Chi and Naomi

Even if you did not agree on the winner of Season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race, we can agree on a couple of things:

1) Violet Chachki's look gagged us all

and the performances this season were quite enterTAINTing...

So without further ado... here are the Top 3 Performances!

Bob The Drag Queen

Kim Chi



Naomi Smalls



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Going on a Diet! 4 months left! #AIDSLifeCycle

With a little bit more than 4 months to go in training, I have decided to go into overdrive - which is funny because I have been so sick that I haven't been able to ride my bike for 2 weeks.

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Considering there is 4 months and 4 days left, I have to take some extreme measures.

1) I'm going on a diet.

You heard that right.  A diet.  Most people may hard that find to believe that I am going on a diet, consisting mainly of lean vegan proteins and protein shakes, but then again, I can quit smoking cold turkey and give up alcohol the same way - without being tempted when its around me.

This is just to jump start my metabolism.  I need to get leaner for riding and shifting to a lean protein diet will help me get there.

Breaking it down into detail:

Breakfast: consisting of either oatmeal or cottage cheese

Lunch/Dinner: Brown rice, vegan patty

2) I have a trainer.

That sounds crazy - but that is correct.  I am in it to win it, well not LITERALLY to win the ride - but winning in the sense to finish the ride.  I have signed up with a trainer with 24 hour fitness and pretty soon, I'll be cross training with weight lifting to make me even stronger.

3) New equipment.

I have bought new running shoes!  Crazy right!?  I didn't realize this, but I have a half marathon in April!  Soooo, I gotta get my butt in gear for that one.  

There are a couple of things I still need to get:

A) A bike lock - USPS has managed to lose my Amazon order

2) Bike shoes - I'm going to wait for this one - maybe mine is still in Reno

It's still trippy that I have to do all of this, but I feel that if I don't put these external pressures on myself that I will not be fit enough for the ride - the last 2 weeks of not training probably had something to do with this extreme reaction to have the need to do all of this, but its done - and you guys know I'm cheap so since I'm signed up - it's going to happen!

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#AIDSLifeCycle - Training 01/09/2016

Training today was pretty fun.  

It has been a long time since I rode my bike to Kailua - years - over 4 years probably and it was pretty cool to see that I could still do it.  

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Yup, got a flat tire - thanks to my CO2 cartridge, I was able to ride all the way to Kailua.

What do you do after you ride your bike 25+ miles?  Go swimming - of course!

Ha!  After the cycling, swimming, napping, breakfast time!

Special thanks to my friend Michelle for dropping me back home - yup, no way I was making it back.  lol

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Until next time.