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One-third of the treatment center’s 21 current residents participated in the race. AJ Tatum, the founder of the nonprofit Active For Recovery, said he organized the race because bicycling helped him beat his own addiction. “It brought more fun to life,” the 32-year-old said. “It kept the adrenaline going instead of being high.”