I like the sound of that.

I completed AIDS/LifeCycle Training Rider Leader training this weekend.

It feels great. I can't wait to see new riders find their way and watch them realize that they can do this. Helping them out and being one of their first contacts with the AIDS/LifeCycle experience is a great honor.

Included was a day of classroom, and the next day, bicycling maintenance and bike handling skills outside.

Along with me, are the other new TRL's of my class: Andy, Shon, Mimi, Mike, Stephanie, Maggie, John, and Alex.

On Sunday with the outdoor portion of our training behind the Sports Basement in the Presidio, Pete Furgesuon, or Taxi777 showed up on his yellow, sweet fixie right when we finished. Evidently he had just climbed Mt. Tam with it. If you need inspiration for the ALC, Pete is it. An amazing cyclist, always has an amazing story with many amazing blog posts (some of which have brought me to tears), and always is fun to ride with.

Beau Thomson was also there at the end, right when we got out jerseys, vests, and TRL helmut covers. Always great to see Beau, who lead on my very first ALC ride this past January. Beau was instrumental, along with other leaders and PosPeds, Wilfredo, Peter LaVoie, and Bob Katz to convince Tracey that she could do the event. The next day was the official ALC kick off day, and Tracey signed the dotted line.

This is going to be an amazing coming year once again. I think it's going to be even better than the last one, which is hard to imagine.