The Pan-Mass Challenge is a 192 mile bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country. Since its inception, the PMC has raised a billion dollars for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. Last year alone, the PMC gave a record gift of 72 million dollars. 100% of rider-raised funds go directly to support the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

This year will be my fifth time participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge. This year is especially important for me, as I will be riding as a member of Team Dani in effort to raise funds and awareness towards Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) cancer research - a rare type of cancer that my close friend Dani Rosen was recently diagnosed with. I will also be riding in memory of Maria Costa and all that have been affected by cancer in some degree.

Thank you to everyone for supporting me and the other riders in this year’s PMC. I believe that by coming together to support this cause, we can truly make a difference for the ones who are battling cancer. I strive to get us a few miles closer to the day when nobody will need to fight anymore.

Thanks again for your contributions and support. I hope that some of you are also crazy enough to take this crazy journey with me in the future.

This one’s for you, Dani.

Nick Jaeger