Hello friends,

As this my 11th year participating in the PMC I am continually reminded of how beautiful the world can be when people work towards a common goal.

When you participate in the PMC you quickly understand that this is a family and a large family at that. With over 10,000 people (6,300 riders and 4,000 volunteers) inspiration unfortunately is not hard to find. Over the course of this nearly 200 mile journey there are many signs of how this ride has saved lives. I remember one in particular which read 16 years ago I was a pedal partner and this year I'm starting college.

This year we once again ride for my good friend and pedal partner Dmitri. At 12 years old, instead of simple decisions like, “What movie should we go to?”, he has been faced with questions that will determine his own life or death. Dmitri is a 12 year old boy who is dealing with a brain tumor. 1 day after last years ride Dmitri went in for surgery to have part of his brain taken out. 3 strokes later, yes 3, I am happy to say Dmitri continuing to remain possitive with so much going on. 100% of My Pmc money raised will be going directly to research to help those dealing with brain tumors like my friend Dmitri. These real stories really put into perspective what the PMC is all about.

Before I had said it was unfortunate to have so much to be inspired by. It is mind blowing to see how many people who are dealing with or have delt with this horrific disease. People ask me every year who I'm riding for and sadly each year I have someone new. This year is no different, my cousin Richard just finished his radiation treatments for prostate cancer. Watching him go through his prognosis, treatments and the sacrifices that go along with a cancer diagnosis, I now realize who I’m always riding for- ME.

Statistically speaking 1 in 3 will get some sort of cancer. 1 in 3. That means in my household of 4 one of us WILL GET CANCER. It could be my 8 year old son or my 10 year old daughter. Maybe it's my wife Jayme or myself, but the fact is, if we don't find a way to stop this undiscriminating disease one of us will get cancer.

So now I ask you, who would you donate for? Everyone seems to know someone who has been touched by cancer. So what's to keep cancer from touching your household? This is why I think I ride. I am hopeful that if and when cancer strikes my family, the money we raised, will have a positive impact on the prognosis.

We all know cancer sucks for the people dealing with it, but what if cancer sucked for you.