A few years ago, I was standing in line at the supermarket checkout. I was wearing a PMC jacket. There was a woman behind me who, upon seeing my jacket said, You ride the Pan Mass? You're my hero. Clearly she or someone very close to her, has had a battle with cancer and lived to tell the tale. This is why we ride. We ride so more stories have endings like hers. In this year's PMC, there will be over 400 cancer survivors riding. I hope you find the PMC, via its website, a compelling story. It is quite remarkable how this event has grown from 36 riders in 1980 to over 6000 who will register for the 9 different route options in 2024. Likewise the fundraising has grown from raising $10,200 in 1980 to over $70 million now. The growth would not be possible without your generosity. So far through 35 PMCs I have raised over $300,000. In 2024, I am proud to be riding my 36th PMC this year accompanied by my usual teammates (30+ years of riding together). If the PMC reaches its goal of raising $75 million this year, that will bring the total amount raised by the PMC to over $1 BILLION in its 45 year history. Pretty doggone awesome if you ask me. If you are like me, you get hit up by a multitude of good causes that are out there, thus I am particularly grateful for your support. Cancer is so prevalent that if you gathered a roomful of people you would be hard pressed to have someone in that room whose life, one way or another, had not been changed by cancer. Events like the Pan Mass Challenge are so vitally important in the fight against cancer. In the past generation alone, pediatric survival rates have skyrocketed due to the research that has been done and the medical technologies that are now available. Your support IS making a difference. YOU are making a difference. Thank you. Please click on Gallery above and see some of our photos from past years.