Hello!

Yes, this biker is going to my 11th PMC. Last year's ride, my 10th, brought my lifetime total to over $111,000. Thank you to all the donors who helped make that happen. All of that money has gone to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to fund cancer research and patient care!

My goal again this year is $12,000. $12K that will go to DFCI. The amazing logistics, clothes, food (so many oranges...), beer, and all the things that go into the weekend are provided by rider registration fees, corporate sponsorships, and thousands of volunteers. If you're in the Boston area and ride bikes, stop in to long time PMC sponsor Landry Bikes, grab a Sam Adams or grab a Dunkin Donuts coffee, and enjoy! :)

And we do all this because so many have been affected by cancer. Every year, I dedicate my ride to my father in law, Dr. Fred Levine, devoted Pop-Pop, lover of Civil War history, and B1G Ten fan. I also dedicate my ride to his wife, Patricia, whom we lost at the end of 2022. She was an ardent supporter of my ride year after year, although she thought all of us riders were crazy to spend that much time on our bikes. :)

I ride in memory of Karlin Anderson, devoted mother and amazing friend, Sandy Sullivan, who always opened her home to us students on weekends away from MIT. We’ve lost Wendy Fahning to multiple myeloma, Saco the Barber to stomach cancer, and so many more.

There are many also who have not been lost. Spouses, relatives, close friends, co-workers have all had cancers that a few years ago were death sentences, but are now treatable and manageable. This year, I am adding people to my list, including high school wrestling team mate and fellow Hawkeye fan Pat. New forms of immunotherapy enhance or even replace the painful chemo therapy. This comes in a large part from world class research at Dana Farber and similar top institutes. They are fighting the battle against cancer, and so we are fighting.

So, if you are able, I simply ask for a donation to help in the battle against this disease.

In return I will join a few thousand of my closest friends, in a short 2 day ride from Sturbridge, MA to to Provincetown. I will train many hours and endure many bouts of leg cramps. I will bore my Phellow PHat Tuesday team mates with my ever expanding repetoire of stories. I will climb hills and drink gallons of Gatorade. And, as always, I will think of those for whom I ride.

Again, and as always, THANK YOU! for your support, and remember, Cancer SUX!

- Mark Enstrom