On August 4th & 5th, I will be riding in my 10th PMC!!!  I can't believe that I've reached this goal because when I rode my first ride 10 years ago, I thought it was just going to be a one time thing! It's become a very special weekend and one that I look forward to every year!

I ride in the PMC for a number of reasons. I love to cycle and the PMC has proven to be an exhilarating ride! It is a great event with amazing volunteers and supporters along the way. In addition, 100% of all the money raised goes to Dana Farber Cancer Institute where 100% of the money that Team LUNGSTRONG raises goes towards Lung Cancer Research, under the direction of Dr. Pasi Janne, at Dana Farber. Dana Farber has been leading the way in lung cancer research and I hope that some day soon they will be able find a cure. This ride is personal to me because my wife, Diane, lives with lung cancer; she is a rare 13 year fighter and this will be Diane's 7th year riding in the PMC with me!

For the last 10 years I have ridden the PMC with my good friend and college fraternity brother, Ira Hart. Ira lost his 42 year old sister, Arielle Hart Cohen, to lung cancer, in January of 2009, just 18 months after her diagnosis. She was the mother to three young children and like so many others, Arielle, was blind sided by this disease that gets far too little attention and continues to be stigmatized. I want to be a part of changing the stigma and to reverse the statistics.

Dana Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in innovative lung cancer research and is working diligently to find a cure. There has been more progress in lung cancer research in the past 5 years than there has been in the last 30 years. We are blessed to live so close to Boston and to have this kind of care accessible to Diane. I am excited to be part of a team that will continue to support this critical work, giving us the hope that we need.

Thank you for your support,

David Legg

www.lungstrong.org