Adam Schiff Embraces Rigors of AIDS/LifeCycle Ride

By Warren Rojas

Posted June 2, 2014 at 4:08pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., appears to be reveling in the week-long cycling challenge he started on June 1, sharing highlights from the rolling landscapes he’s furiously pedaling across with his web flock.

The seasoned marathoner swapped his well-worn kicks for unfamiliar wheels (<a title="Adam Schiff Mounts Most Grueling Endurance Challenge Yet" href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse">Bang-up job, FedEx!</a> ) in order to take part in the 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle trek, an annual fundraiser benefiting the LA Gay and Lesbian Center. Schiff has completed a handful of running challenges over the past four years, but <a href="https://cdn.videos.rollcall.com/hohfalse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">previously alerted HOH</a> that, prior to Sunday, the furthest his limbs had ever carried him was 65-miles at a time.   Per his <a href="https://instagram.com/repadamschiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instragram feed</a> , Schiff blasted right through that benchmark on day one of the LifeCycle adventure, spinning some 80-odd miles during the first leg of the trip.   “Over to the coast and down the Pacific Highway, through Half Moon Bay and on to Santa Cruz in some of the most beautiful countryside anywhere. Rolling hills over rugged coastline, just gorgeous,” Schiff <a href="https://instagram.com/p/oud0_yhXEv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared online</a> .  The budding century rider shrugged off the pre-dawn start (“Up at 3:30 a.m.,” he nonchalantly mentioned) and was oddly excited about pushing himself 33 percent harder Monday (scheduled distance: 108 miles) than he’d ever attempted.  <script id="5e2bd50d2be64735bd9c6970a280aeab">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9484058d-cb86-4c6b-b476-f5e62bd11798&cid=69ef7590-f88b-4a7b-b1ad-bbee64894f4f'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9484058d-cb86-4c6b-b476-f5e62bd11798" }).render("5e2bd50d2be64735bd9c6970a280aeab"); });</script> The jaw-dropping scenery unspooling before him must be quite the motivator.   <iframe src="//instagram.com/p/oud0_yhXEv/embed/" width="445" height="516" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"/> Though it sounds like Schiff’s also soaring high on a combination of stress-busting endorphins and life-changing camaraderie.   “The best part of the ride, in addition to the great views, are the great riders and roadies,” he asserts on social media. “Very entertaining crowd, let me tell you.” </body>

Adam Schiff Embraces Rigors of AIDS/LifeCycle Ride

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