Back in the Saddle!

Sun and smiles in the Blue Hills!

It's finally starting to feel like spring here in Massachusetts! The warm weather on Sunday compelled me to get back on my bike to go for my first training ride of the cycling season.

Ian and I moved in January to Milton, the first town south of Boston. It has great cycling infrastructure - a recently extended bike path that runs right behind our house, bike lanes on major thoroughfares, and, perhaps most importantly, smooth pavement! In addition, Milton is one of the towns that includes the Blue Hills Reservation, which is a great place to ride a bike! I did a short 21-mile loop to kick off the season, and it felt great!

That was just the first of many rides that I'll do to get ready for my 14th Pan-Mass Challenge on August 5-6. While the riding is a lot of fun, that's not the only reason I do it. I've set a goal of raising $9,000 to fund the innovative research and compassionate care going on at Boston's world-class Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The funds that we raise are quite literally curing cancer and extending lives. I'm proud to be a part of two excellent Boston institutions - Dana-Farber and the Pan-Mass Challenge.

Please join me in the fight against cancer by making a donation today. 100 percent of your tax-deductible donation will go directly to Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund. Thank you!