TEAM 4HIVHope

On June 16, 2012, Team 4HIVHope will once again compete in the Race Across America, a 3,000 mile / 5,000 km race from Oceanside Calif. to Annapolis Md. In 2011, Team 4HIVHope completed the Race in six days, six hours and 34 minutes and finished 8th out of 32 teams. Three of those four team members are living with HIV.

Team 4HIVHope competes in the Race Across America:
• to confirm that with the treatment, HIV need not be a barrier to very tough endurance sports;
• to reduce stigma and discrimination against persons living with HIV;
• to seek increased access to HIV medications for everyone in the world living with HIV.

Two racers are returning for RAAM 2012. Jim Williams and Steven Berveling will be joined by Patrick Autissier and Glenn Druery.

In 2012, racer Patrick Autissier, who is an HIV scientist and researcher, will be conducting scientific experiments during RAAM in hopes of discovering effects of endurance athletics on both HIV+ and negative individuals and comparing the two.

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