For those not keeping up with my obnoxious Facebook posts, I’m an avid road cyclist these days. It’s something I did as a young man, and after a decade or so of riding mountain bikes, I’m back to the road and loving it. Since February I’ve ridden over 1400 miles, burned over 77,000 calories, lost almost 10 pounds, and have a killer farmer’s tan. Why am I sharing all of this? Because I want your money.
More accurately, I want you to give your money to help fund Multiple Sclerosis research. See, my main training goal throughout all of this has been to ride in the Bike MS Century in September. That’s a 100-mile ride for the uninitiated. Not only do I want to ride 100 miles, but I want to do it with an average pace of 20mph (or better). So where do you come in? The real purpose of the ride is to raise money and awareness for MS. You can sponsor Team Rubin by clicking here.
I’m aware the economy isn’t so great right now, so I’m going to offer my own stimulus plan to help encourage some cash flow.
- Double Down – I will match every dollar donated for the first $200 donated, so early givers can know their money will count double.
- Torture me for $$ – If I meet (or exceed) the $1000 fund raising goal, I will ride the 100-mile course twice! Once on Saturday, and again on Sunday. I’ve wronged a lot of people out there, and payback opportunities are rare, so take advantage!
- Kill two birds with one stone – My birthday is September 11th and the rides are on the 12th & 13th. Why not forgo a birthday gift and donate that money? I’ll give you credit for both, and think of all that time you will save not fretting over the perfect gift for me!
- Immortalize your legacy – Anyone who donates over $100 can, at their request, have their name or favorite slogan* written on my tanned (and possibly shaven) legs for all to see as they eat my dust. *Sorry no p0rn or gambling website advertisements – those require a $500 donation.
Seriously though, multiple sclerosis is a really crappy disease and every hour someone in the US is diagnosed with MS. The disease affects more than 400,000 people in the US and 2.5 million worldwide. Whatever you can give (even $5) will go to a great cause. So donate here, it’s a quick and easy way to do your good deed for the day.
If all goes well, I’ll have pictures and a recap posted after the ride(s), including said leg advertisements.
