Fargo and Away

For the past 8 years, he first weekend in August has been the best weekend of the year for me. It’s the weekend of the Pan Mass Challenge, a charity ride to raise funds for cancer treatment and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The PMC attracts over 6000 riders from all over the world to pedal one of several courses ranging in length from 25 miles to almost 180 miles, ridden over one or two days. They’re supported by thousands of volunteers. It’s always an amazing weekend filled with smiles and tears. The weekend fills me up, and reminds me of how much goodness there is in the world. That’s why I am smiling. PMC weekend is here!

This year I’m riding an extra day — Day 0 — an unofficial ride before the ride. Dozens of us will depart early on Friday from the NY-MA border to ride 95 miles to Sturbridge, MA, where the original PMC course begins. That’s where I am heading now — staying overnight in Lenox, MA so we can get an early start in the morning. I’m fortunate to have two PMC teammates that wanted in on this bonus mileage, too, and volunteered to drive us out. Let’s GOOOOOO!

I am going to post from the road this year to try to capture some of what makes this week so special to me.

If you’d like to support my ride, you can donate here: https://profile.pmc.org/SF0173