25 years of PMC! This is my 11th PMC - I rode my first PMC in 2000. This is my first PMC on a traditional bike since 2019 with the pandemic and back injruy. I'm proud of my hard work working my way back to riding a traditional bike and feel blessed to be in good health. My challenges are nothing of course compared to the individuals and families facing cancer. People know I ride a lot of miles throughout the year, but none of them are as special as the PMC when I get to ride with 6,000 other people raising money for cancer research sharing their stories. I hope to include you in the team with updates and make you feel like you're taking part.

This year, I'll ride again as part of Year Up's Team Dmitri. I got to meet Dmitri Itzkovitz ten years ago when he and my daughter were in sixth grade together. He's a truly inspirational young man, both in the energy he brings to every day and to how he's maintained his spirit and resolve in his living with glioblastoma and its aftermath. To learn more about Team Dmitri and the Year Up fund dedicated to Pediatric Brain Tumor Research, see the video here.

Thank you!

John