This August 3rd and 4th, I will be riding in my third PMC. I will be riding in memory of a dear friend and mentor, Jeff, who passed away in June 2017 from cancer. I have ridden the last two years in his honor and it has been a very powerful experience.

Over the past the two years I have thought of him often and when I ride he is always on my mind. I have a specific spot on the Hull/Cohasset line when I ride that on the day after he passed, I was riding early in the morning at sunrise and hundreds of dragonflies came upon me (I knew he was watching me). I ride that spot often early in the morning that overlooks the ocean/sunrise and wait for the dragonflies - it is a very powerful memory.

We never did get to ride together on road bikes as he told me we would ride together once he was better - his fight and resilience was amazing. My last two years of riding PMC was trying to get Jeff back so I could see him. I have realized over the past two years when I look for inspiration or advice, I speak to Jeff in many ways and can still hear his voice. He was and will always be a special person in my life. I ride for Jeff and to raise money for Dana Farber to help beat this terrible disease.

Kind regards - Jayme