Need to set a resolution that will challenge you physically, help the community tremendously and promise a life-changing week of incredible fun? Then slip on the spandex and join us by registering for the 2013 AIDS/LifeCycle!!

Register today at aidslifecycle.org/register and enter code word "Instinct" (case sensitive) for a special $20 discount off the registration fee! Then e-mail your confirmation to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and we'll throw in a complimentary one-year subscription to Instinct, too!!

If you check out this here Instinct blog on the daily (which you betta!), then you surely have seen an increase in our AIDS/LifeCycle coverage lately. But not only were the NorCal and SoCal Kickoff Parties this past weekend, but there’s also some big ALC news to share... 

Aside from Team Instinct (natch), ALC organizers have named this year’s celebrity spokesrider, along with another familiar face, for the upcoming 2011 ride. Gets the deets after the jump...

It was just last week that we found out that the 10th AIDS/LifeCycle is completely sold out! And now we have more exciting news to share:

Late yesterday, the nearly 3,000 ALC riders and roadies broke the $3 million mark in fundraising!!!

And the best news—the bulk of the donations are still to come during the rush leading up to the ride itself.

So, isn't this the perfect opportunity to drop a dollar or two and join the effort?! Click here to donate today to the 2011 AIDS/LifeCycle. Every single dollar counts!

All right Instincters, it’s a big day for our Team Instinct boys and everyone riding in this year’s AIDS/LifeCycle.

First came news that, for only the second time ever, the ride is officially full for 2011! That means some 3,000 guys and gals have signed up and are committed to doing the week-long ride to benefit the S.F. AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. Amazing!!

Then we looked at the calendar and realized we are exactly 100 days away from the start of the ride!

Given these two pieces of news, we think there’s no better day than today to donate to the LifeCycle. But you know we love to throw a little swag your way whenever we can. So, here’s our challenge to you:

The first 10 people to donate $10 or...

Because if you want in on AIDS/LifeCycle 10, this is your final chance! As previously announced, we're getting in on the fun this year by creating Team Instinct. We're making the LifeCycle and it's two beneficiaries—the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and the S.F. AIDS Foundation—are charitable focus for 2011, and we're so happy to announce that the ride is nearly sold out!

Great for the cause, but not so great if you haven't signed up yet...