New Plus Sized riders needs pointers

[Trek420]

Hill Slug sez..."And now, I'm seriously thinking of doing the AIDS Lifecycle ride next June...(Trek, I'll be calling you!!!)"

Hill Slug, Bikerz stop "seriously thinking" and register ;-)

I usually decide if I'll do ALC around Sept/October, leaning towards skipping a year then back in the saddle again on ALC6. Pray for a cure, can I do this again?

Call, e-mail, pick my brains, that goes for Bikerz, Shadon any of you "thinkin' about it" TE'ers. We'll do a:

"So ya wanna do the AIDS Ride?" thread.

Before Day 1 ALC 3 my longest rides were 30 miles and a few metric centuries, never did a century. Day 2 was my first. ALC has 2 of them and the other 5 days avg. 80 sumthin. 26,000 feet of climbing.

I'm not recomending the TREK420 training regimine, Bike Goddess's is best (lotsa miles, cross train) but it was the best I could do as a "single parent of a dog" and this year especially....it worked.

"So.....start slow and easy, gradually work up the mileage, and invest in good equipment/clothing. You WILL do great!!!!!"

What she sed, base miles base miles base miles....I told Bikerz one of the challenges of ALC is it's early season so while other people are in their peak and charging up Diablo you need to concentrate on building a base so I felt it put me opposite other riders. But if you start slow and build a base you'll be a rabbit in June.

The other was finding a red frock I'd wear on a bike.

Tahoechick, how'd you find us? Always interested in that. I think I've "referred" a few lost biker gals from my other boards recently. No idea where they are IRL, coulda been you.

The help, humor, on this board spoils me for any other site.

I don't remember how I found this board, glad I did. Everything I need to know I learned on TE