This year I will be riding in my 10th PMC, 190- miles from Sturbidge to P-Town. I rode my first PMC months after losing my uncle, who was 48, to glioblastoma. Ever year I ride more names of family members, colleagues and friends are added to the honor and memory ribbons. This year I will again be riding on Team Hope in honor of Grace Markos. A brave, creative, smart 9 year old who is in her second year of treatment for B-Cell ALL cancer. I will also be riding in Memory of a dear fried who lost his 4 year battle to cancer on July 26th 2024. 

Spend any amount of time with Grace and you instantly know why people call her “Amazing Grace”; her joy and strength leave you uplifted. It has been an honor to get to know Grace and her family over the last year. The Markos Family has been vulnerable in sharing their story to help raise awareness to the emotional, physical and spiritual challenges faced by families fighting a cancer diagnosis.

Cancer does not rest. It is relentless, showing no favorites, taking no prisoners and showing no discrimination. Cancer has no friends, no allies, no comrades, able to wage a war all on its own. The path of destruction and tragedy it leaves in it’s wake however is no match for the stories of hope, recovery and success that the Pan Mass Challenge signifies. Over the 10 years I have been riding the list of people I ride in honor of and in memory has grown. This year the PMC turns 45 and is looking to celebrate the milestone of raising over $1.0 Billion for cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Thank you for your support!