The Pan-Mass Challange

This is my 10^th year riding the PMC to raise money for cancer research and a cure. YES it does make a difference — In 2014, there will be an estimated 1,665,540 new cancer cases diagnosed and 585,720 cancer deaths in the US.
Cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the US, accounting for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths. Thank you for considering a donation-​again for many of you. Your gift large or small will help save lives and give hope to the fighters, caregivers and researchers. Your gift goes directly to the research and not to me or the logistics for the ride.
The 1.6 + million new diagnosis of cancer will possibly impact you or someone close to you this year. Your gift makes a significant difference for all of us.
Each year there is ever more reason to raise funds for research and each year there are reasons to celebrate what this research achieves. The research and treatment is critical and our hope is to eliminate cancer completely.
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Having just completed my fifth Pan-​Mass Challenge last weekend, i’m taking some time out of my busy schedule of eating everything in sight to tell everyone how awesome an experience it is.
First and foremost, it raises a ridiculous amount of money, 99% of which goes to The Jimmy Fund, a great cause that pretty much every Bostonian knows about already. The folks who run the PMC are thorough and efficient, and get the most out of everything and every cent that’s donated to them.
Besides that, it’s a really great experience, whether you’re riding or volunteering; this is the closest thing we have here to something like the Tour de France; not in that it’s a competition, but that it’s a traveling show that brings people across the state to roadsides, to the foot of their driveways, to their front lawns, from 6am on, to cheer on, entertain, and be entertained by thousands of riders of all speeds.
Whether you’re a fast rider, or just starting out, strangers on foot and on wheels will be exhorting you to climb the hill, and thanking you for doing it. Volunteers will be keeping you hydrated, fed, and pointed towards the same goal, and you’ll have a good time doing it.
It’s not any kind of luxury vacation; you sleep in a tent or a barracks, you eat sandwiches and grilled food, and drink gatorade and beer. But with the right folks, it all tastes good. The sleep, well, you don’t get a heck of a lot of that.
With legs burning and a few choice profanities, you’ll top the last hills out towards P-​town, and roll in to deafening cheers. Drink some beers, ride the party boat. Get home, get some sleep, eat everything in sight.
And mark down the sign-​up date for next year.