COMMITTED to a Re-Imagined PMC

I am COMMITTED!

Yesterday, I crossed the 600-mile threshold for bike training rides this season. I've been riding a lot, but I haven't had a clear picture of what I was training for. Typically, I know exactly what to expect each Pan-Mass Challenge weekend, though there are always surprises! I remained committed to riding and fundraising, I just didn't know exactly what form my ride would take.

A few teammates and I have decided to re-imagine our PMC together! On Thursday, July 30, I will ride from my house in Milton to my teammate Stephen's house in Medfield, then ride down to pick up the standard Sturbridge-Provincetown route in Wrentham. After that, we will follow the PMC route all the way to Bourne. We will continue riding by crossing the Bourne Bridge (a typical PMC Day 2 element), then turn south to ride to my team captain's house in Falmouth. My re-imagined Day 1 will be 106.5 miles.

On our re-imagined Day 2 (on Friday, July 31), we will ride from Falmouth to Provincetown, largely following the standard PMC Day 2 route, but making some deviations for safety (we won't have the luxury of police slowing down traffic or managing traffic at intersections like the PMC typically has). We also have another deviation to our route, but I will talk more about that in the coming weeks. We will finish in traditional PMC fashion - with a ride through the dunes in Provincetown and my team's "champagne" toast at Herring Cove Beach! Our re-imagined Day 2 will be another century - 100.5 miles.

That brings my re-imagined PMC to two days and 207 miles - longer than the typical PMC, which is 192 miles! This will be the first time since 2001 that I will ride two centuries (100+ miles in a day) on consecutive days. With my increased level of training this year, I should be able to complete these rides with minimal pain! Of course, we will ride safe, socially distanced, wearing masks, and in small groups.

I hope that my commitment to this ride and to raise $10,000 inspires you to commit to making a donation for a cancer-free world. 100% of your donation will go straight to the Jimmy Fund in support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's life-saving research and cancer treatment. Now more than ever, this amazing institution needs our contributions to continue to make cancer HISTORY. Thank you for your support!