Milestones

Sue (right) raised over $400 for the PMC!

Over the last few weeks I've passed several milestones in my Pan-Mass Challenge training season. On the fundraising front, I surpassed the $1,000 mark on May 21, earlier than I ever have (last year it took me until July 6 to pass $1,000). I greatly appreciate donations early in the season, as they allow me to focus on my training, which is always toughest at the beginning as I wake my muscles up from their long winter rest.

I also recently held my first fundraiser. The generous folks at Hubba Hubba Foods donate the proceeds from their first farmer's market of the year to a cancer charity, and this year they chose to support my ride! Despite the cold and rainy weather, we raised over $400 to fight cancer. Thanks again, Sue!

I also had two training milestones. I had my first back-to-back training rides on Memorial Day weekend. This is an important training strategy, as you get no rest between cycling days on the PMC! In fact, the addition of the unofficial "Day 0" makes it a 3-day, 275-mile journey. Training two days in a row is crucial to making sure you can sit back down on that seat after riding 110 miles the day before!

Finally, I also have completed my first 50+ mile ride of the season a few weeks ago, which is a full month  before my first 50-mile ride last season. I'm traveling a lot in June for work, which is putting a crimp in my training plans, but having that 50-miler under by belt already is going to make a big difference when I have time to devote to training again.

Only 8 weeks till the ride! Have you made your donation yet? 100% of your gift will go directly to the Jimmy Fund to support cancer research at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Your dollars are getting results (which I'll blog about another time). We are saving lives, trust me! Click here to make your donation today.