Albuquerque Century Tour de Cure TRUE ride epilogue
The Saturday Albuquerque Century Tour de Cure ride to raise funds toward defeating diabetes was even better than anticipated–despite fighting a high morning blood sugar from my lack of enough sleep! It was so inspiring, in fact, that I made a personal resolution to ride the 3K route next year–about 3.5 miles. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but it’s something I’ve never done before, and I’m thrilled to think about it since riding a bike again is a goal of mine for my post-spinal fusion body . . . 
I got to take over 500 photos of most every group start, vendors, volunteers, and individual cyclists. Like I shared in the previous post, it was great to be behind the camera working to capture all the excitement! The only hiccup was that the riders and volunteers practically melted from heatstroke in the record-breaking heat of 102-104 degrees. The beating sun and temp were definite challenges, but food, water, and the mission to make a difference forged a sense of camaraderie that got us through the day.
Met some amazing people, including one family from Santa Fe whose two-and-a-half year old daughter named TRUE (truly!) captured my heart. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at just two years of age, but there she was–scooting around laughing and on her tricycle with a mind of her own! What a dynamo! What a hoot! What inspiration!
Thank you, True, all riders, sponsors, and fellow volunteers for giving me a reason to push on.
Tags: fundraising to cure diabetes, Inspiration, Physical Activity/Exercise
Hello I rode in the tour de cure as a red rider. I have tye 2 diabetes and rode for the first time this year. I pulled my 2 yr old in a trailer and saw people taking pictures of the start of each group. Have asked the people from the ADA with no luck on trying to find out who took the pictures in hope of attining a copy of not only us but the volunteers we provided from our motorcycle chapter who led out each group. If this is you or you can point me in the right direction please let me know.
Thank you,
Phil Sanz
505-507-7178
Hi there, Phil. Sorry for my late response; was out of town for a while. Possible good news: YES, I was one of the people taking pictures at the Tour de Cure! Are you based in Santa Fe? Is True your daughter? I did take some photos of her after spending time talking with her grandmother, and True inspired me to write the TRUE ride blog post! I’ll be glad to get you what photos I have of her–but am less sure about “your group’s photos” as I don’t recall capturing the group at the starting point. Write again and we’ll figure something out! Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kathy
Hi again, Phil! Contact me re: possible photos from the Albuquerque Century Tour de Cure (TRUE ride) at: kathy@sweetlifestories.com. Thanks!
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