despite having been burned by the last northeast aids ride, and the less than efficient means by which it conveyed not much of our money to charity, i've gone and signed up for another similar event. well, similar in purpose, hopefully dramatically different in execution. not that i didn't enjoy the hell out of the aids ride, it's just that it seemed kinda enron-esque in its demise.
my company has a team in the pan-mass challenge, and this year, i've signed up for it; i'm only doing a 1-day, 111-mile route from sturbridge to bourne, but that should be enough to get my bones squeaking more than my chain. this is a much more competently-run event, though, based on its reputation; it returns 90-something percent of the funds to the charity, which is of course, the jimmy fund, and their legitimacy is not subject to doubt by anyone who's ever even set foot around here. so, i don't expect to be frustrated to find the fundraising this time to have gone towards aeron chairs and flashy web pages. which is good.
so, i need to get in shape, of course. and i need to start fundraising. so, boys and girls, if you're interested in contributing, here is a link to do so, and it will eventually be put up on the sidebar of my gloomy little corner of the web, too.
And this time, i'll tighten up my shocks, put on some road tires, and not wear chuck taylors for the entire thing. Well, maybe not the last one.