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When I signed up to do the PMC this year, it wasn’t a matter of deciding “if” I would do it, but a matter of when I would start my training and fundraising. After experiencing a ride like this, I quickly understood why folks came back year after year. Last year was my first PMC event, and I was so enthralled with the sights and sounds around me, not to mention the challenge of finishing the first full day at a blinding pace, that I missed so much detail, detail that I want to focus on this year.Earlier, in setting personal goals for the ride, I struggled a bit. After last year, I knew I could ride 300 miles in 3 days…I knew I could hang with the “two meatballs” (Paul and Brian) for that distance…I knew I could find the means to raise the funds. But this year, I want it to be more. Don’t get me wrong, last year wasn’t just a bike ride to me. I rode for a cause, one that was personal, and one that was for everyone. I have memories of seeing children on the side of the road with signs saying thank you for saving my dad, and vivid recollection of trying to ride a bicycle while tears in my eyes. I felt I was part of something BIG. I wanted to focus on the bigger cause. But this year will be different for me.

Just three weeks ago, my mother was diagnosed with cancer – again. A breast cancer survivor, she now has to face surgery and a long recovery from endometrial cancer. The reason I ride this year is to help my mom, Grace. I will focus on her, because it is this kind of focused energy that give the PMC the momentum it has, one that drives towards the awesome task of eradicating cancer in my lifetime.

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