This year I will be riding 162 miles in the 2025 PMC with my mom (Living Proof & 11 year rider), Dad (15 year rider & Heavy Hitter), my friend Natalie (2nd year rider) and team MPO Spartans! Over the past 15 years the PMC has come to mean so much to me. From PMC kids rides, to volunteering, watching my parents ride, and being a PMC intern, the PMC community has become family. It feels a bit surreal that I used to stand at the P-Town finish cheering my Dad on and now I get to ride!

This year I am dedicating my ride to our pedal partner, Carson. Carson is 4 years old and she is currently undergoing a 2 year treatment plan for Leukemia. Her strength inspires me every day, and I am frequently reminded that any pain or discomfort I feel during my training doesn't come close to the pain that Carson is brave enough to endure everyday.

I'm also riding in memory of a very special person in my life, Mr. Doug Corrigan. Doug worked at Dana Hall School for 51 years. He touched the lives of many Dana girls, including myself. He loved connecting with all of us and always offered treats to us after lunch. He passed away this June after a long battle with cancer. Each mile I ride will remind me of the indelible impact he had on me during my time at Dana Hall.    

Each year it seems that cancer takes more and more of the people close to us. Cancer is not kind; it doesn't take holidays, or weekends, or vacation. It doesn't care if you miss birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, or graduations. But we do, and that's why we ride. I hope that one day we will live in a world where cancer doesn't exist, and it will all be a distant memory. I ride in hopes that cancer doesn't take any more from the people I love.

Since cancer knows no bounds, we've set lofty goals for ourselves and together as a family we must raise at least $18,000. I'm so grateful to be surrounded by such an uplifting community that has shown up for our family year after year. This year will be our biggest one yet, but I know we can do it. Each dollar goes directly to Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Anything helps - no donation is too small, even if you just have a dollar to spare, that is a dollar that brings us closer to a world without cancer.

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