192 Miles Closer to a Cure

August 6, 2008 on 4:42 pm | In Cycling, Pan-Mass Challenge | 3 Comments

Well, I did it! I rode the entire Pan Mass Challenge, the 192 mile bikeathon to cure cancer, from Sturbridge MA (where Rt. 84 meets the Mass Pike at the top of Connecticut), over the Bourne Bridge, to Provincetown at the very end of Cape Cod. I finished respectably in the middle of the pack. It’s simply an amazing experience, and I want to share it with you. I also want to let you know how much I appreciate your support. Continue reading 192 Miles Closer to a Cure…

Cycling

July 29, 2008 on 7:12 pm | In Cycling, Pan-Mass Challenge | No Comments

The other weekend, I rode 68 miles in the hills of Southwest Connecticut, in 95 degree heat, training for the Pan-Mass challenge. Then I went and rode another 30+ miles on Sunday, also in 95 degree heat and high humidity. It’s all for a good cause, and on Saturday, August 2, I will be riding 110 miles, on the first leg of the Pan-Mass Challenge. Continue reading Cycling…

Pan-Mass Challenge bikeathon

July 27, 2008 on 6:57 pm | In Cycling, Pan-Mass Challenge | No Comments

You may already know that I am signed up for and have been training for the 192 mile Pan-Mass challenge bikeathon, which is taking place August 2-3, from Sturbridge, Mass, to Provincetown, Mass on the very tip of Cape Cod. This is a charity bikeathon to benefit the very innovative cancer research taking place at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, which sponsors the Jimmy Fund. I was brought into this kind of cycling by my old friend Paul Schaye, who was diagnosed not long ago with stomach cancer. He had been riding in this charity fundraising event for nine years prior to receiving this diagnosis. That just tells you that cancer can hit anyone, at any time, without warning, without apparent cause, and without a lot of hope. Continue reading Pan-Mass Challenge bikeathon…

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