In 2011 I relented. I bought a road bike and decided to pull the trigger and sign up for the Trek. A slew of miles, a mess of pickles, too many shock blocks, 3 years of pandemic and here are. A dozen years of involvement. Please join me as I ride 100 miles during this July within Mass to support the ALSTDI in their mission to find an effective treatment for ALS - or Lou Gehrig's Disease - because of our friend Steve Saling who was diagnosed with ALS in 2006.A few facts about ALS/ALSTDI:Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS in the US86% of each dollar raised is put directly in to TDI’s research effortsEach drug therapy study can cost $250,000, we keep 30+ ongoing drug studiesIt can take a year or longer to diagnose ALSAt least 450,000 people are living with ALS worldwideALS shows no prejudice. It effects people of all ages, race and ethnicities

In June I will be riding for my EIGHTEENTH year with the TriState Trek. Once again we will be doing loops in Durham, NH. We will still get in three different states, but it’ll be Mass, Maine and NH!In 2014 we lost a good friend, Dean Allison, to ALS. I will once again be riding his bicycle on the Trek, and I’ll carry his memory with me this year and every year until we can stop this disease!ALS has also touched my family directly. A close family member was diagnosed with ALS in 2021 and sadly she lost her fight against ALS. After so many years doing this ride, having it hit my family makes it even MORE personal than it already was.ALS/TDI has made great strides in finding drugs and treatments to fight this terrible disease. ALS/TDI was the first nonprofit biotech in any disease to develop a potential treatment, AT-1501, and bring it from their own labs, through FDA review and into clinical trial. Please donate what you can to help ALS/TDI raise funds to continue with their current trials to hopefully help the people living with ALS now and eventually eradicate this disease so we never have to hear of another ALS diagnosis. 

Raising awareness about ALS has been one of our most important causes, ever since our friend Steve Saling was diagnosed with ALS back in 2006. Until then, we hadn't been touched by ALS personally and we struggled to find opportunities to show our support. We stumbled upon the Trek in 2007 and the rest is history.In the more than 15 years we've been riding, the team of passionate, beer-loving knuckleheads we brought together has grown exponentially and raised over $600,000 for ALS research to date, thanks in large part to our exceptionally generous community of supporters.We feel strongly that ALS is not an incurable disease, it is merely an underfunded one. While events like the ice-bucket challenge helped bring greater awareness of the disease, those living with ALS and the researchers at ALS TDI need our support to find a cure more than ever.If you’re able to donate this year, any amount helps, and we are truly grateful for your support of a cause that means so much to us.Many thanks,Gabe and Adam Cohen

This summer I will continue to serve as your lunch queen, feeding hungry riders at the halfway point of the 1-day ride.  More Cowbell!