A Note from Fatty: If you?ve already read (or are not currently in the mood to read) all the hoopla around this contest and are now in the mood to just get on with the entering of said contest already, click here to donate (in multiples of $5, please) to my LiveStrong Challenge page. Thanks!
I am a deliberate and thoughtful person. For example, it is no accident that I live where I live ? I picked this place because it is an unbelievably wonderful spot to go bike riding ? whether you like road or mountain biking.
Furthermore ? and your mind may reel at this ? it is no coincidence that I ride bicycles a lot. I do this because I like riding bicycles. And, believe it or not, I write a blog about biking because I like sharing stories and talking with people about bikes!
Your head is spinning right now, I know. But I?ve got one more for you. I spend quite a bit of time and effort putting together contests to raise money for the fight against cancer because I hate cancer.
Whoah.
And today I?m excited to tell you about a new contest. One that takes all these very subtle and complex nuances of my very deliberate, thoughtful self, and combines them into something so spectacularly awesome that it?s going to take a couple days to describe.
That?s right, this contest has two grand prizes, but I?m only going to tell you about one of them today.
Fight Cancer, Ride in Utah With Fatty
Hey, I?m not interested in starting any fights here, but I think I could make a pretty good case for Utah being the most awesome place in the world for cycling.
And if you win this contest, I?ll do my level best to prove it to you.
We?ll get on the phone and talk. I?ll find out what kind of riding you like to do ? road or mountain biking. We?ll talk about what level of riding you like to do. And how long you like to ride.
And then I?ll start telling you about some ideas for rides you might enjoy.
For example, maybe you?d want to ride The Alpine Loop:
Or maybe you?d want to go mountain biking at what I?ve called the best place in the world, Tibble Fork, which includes the unbelievable Joy Descent:
Or if you?re feeling like doing an epic all-day road ride, we could head out and ride Mt. Nebo.
Or maybe you would rather go see a different part of Utah than my hometown. In that case, we could go to Moab.
Or we could go to Saint George and ride Gooseberry and / or Little Creek:
Or the Guacamole Trail:
Or we could go to Moab. I hear there?s some good biking there.
But Wait, That?s Not All
Once we?ve figured out where and what you want to ride, we?ll figure out a time that will work for both of us (frankly, this will probably be the most difficult part of the whole shebang, but we?re smart people and will find a way, somehow).
Then I?ll fly you down / up here, and take you to SLC Bicycle Company, where you?ll get professionally fitted on the bike you?ll be using for this trip.
Yep, a professional fitting, on a top-flight bike. So the bike you?ll be riding on this trip will be the most awesome-fitting ride you?ve ever had.
Which also means you won?t need to bother bringing a bike with you.
Then we?ll head out riding. I?ll bring The Hammer along if you?re a woman, so it won?t feel like you?re on some weird creepy date with a married guy.
And if you?re a guy, I?ll see if some of the Core Team can come along for the ride, because they?re a lot more interesting than I am in person.
And then, after we ride, we?ll have brats. Unless you?re a vegetarian or something, in which case I?ll make my vegetarian burritos, which are almost as good as brats.
And I?ll put you up in a hotel so you don?t have to sleep on my couch.
And then, the next day, we?ll ride some more.
And afterward, you and I will agree that this has been the single most awesome vacation, ever.
There are a lot of cycling meccas in the world, OK? But Utah is my cycling mecca. And if you win this contest, it will be your mecca too.
Seriously, That?s Not All. In Fact, It?s Not Even Close To All.
I believe I mentioned at the beginning of this post that I was only describing the first half of the prize for this contest today.
Tomorrow, I will describe the second half. And I believe that at that point you will like this contest even more, and the idea of winning it will make you lose sleep at night.
I apologize in advance for your upcoming sleepless nights.
Why This Is Important
I believe very strongly in the good work LiveStrong does. I?ve said ? many times before ? that I received help and inspiration from them, firsthand, when Susan was starting her second big fight with cancer.
And more recently, I got to see up close ? during the LiveStrong Assembly ? some of the great ways LiveStrong puts our fundraising dollars to use.
People who are fighting cancer need help, in a variety of ways. And LiveStrong does an amazing job of providing that help.
So for this contest, I wanted to show that I am not just an observer and facilitator in my support of LiveStrong. I wanted to show that I?m willing to spend my own money and time to help LiveStrong in its mission.
So yeah, this contest is gonna cost me. Airfare, hotel, etc. won?t be cheap. But it?s totally worth it.
And not just because we?re going to get some awesome riding in, either.
How the Contest Works, And to How to Enter
For every $5.00 you donate at my LiveStrong Davis Challenge page, you?ll get a row on my magically deluxe spreadsheet, which I have affectionately and cleverly named FriendsOfFatty.XLS.
The more you donate, the more rows you get
Once the contest ends (on June 22 at midnight, MST), I?ll randomly (using random.org, natch) choose a row on that spreadsheet. Then I?ll contact you, and you?ll start yelling and stuff (which will be totally OK, because I?ll be contacting you by email) and we?ll get this ball rolling.
[A note for my international friends: I only have so much money. If you win the contest, it's your responsibility to get to the U.S., and I'll fly you the rest of the way, OK?]
And what if you?re already a member of Team Fatty and are raising money for your own LiveStrong Challenge? Well, just keep on raising money ? and maybe donate some more into your own account ? because the money you?ve raised as part of Team Fatty counts toward your entry in this contest, too.
Yep, that?s right, you can join Team Fatty and get other people to donate on your challenge page, and you might win this prize. In other words, keep up the good work you?ve already started.
So, please donate. You might just win an awesome trip to ride with . . . me.
Not to mention the second half of the prize, which will make it really spectacular.
More on that tomorrow.
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