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Friday, July 30th, 2010
The Pan-Mass Challenge takes place in about one week- August 7-8, to be exact, and I am ready (I think)! By the time next Friday rolls, I will have amassed 1,000 training miles and my bike is (had better be) in game condition (update-- I need a new shifter now, ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
An overdue Pan-Mass Challenge update.
First off, thanks to many of you, I have met my minimum fundraising requirement ($4,200) for the ride in record time! With a full four weeks to go from last weekend, I think it's worth sticking with and see if I can hit "Heavy Hitter" status; ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Pn-Mass Challenge preparations are coming along nicely-- first off, fundraising, has passed the $3,000 mark, thanks to many of you. I have only $1,200 left to meet my initial goal. You can help beat cancer by sponsoring my PMC ride at bit.ly/PMC2010 (and by telling your friends).
Training update: we finally stretched ...
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
What a weekend-- I got out 3 of 4 days, ending with our first 40-mile ride of the training season, and I really feel like we're snapping into shape as we train for the Pan-Mass Challenge.
Fundraising, as I mentioned in my last post, is going well, but we are still ...
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
May has come to a close, and there are only two months left until the Pan-Mass Challenge. There has been lots of good news on both the training and fundraising fronts:
As of this writing, many of you have helped me reach 60% of my $4,200 minimum goal. Still, there is ...
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
With May here, I want to make sure I get some riding in any day I can, as I train for the Pan-Mass Challenge (to sponsor my ride against cancer, please go to http://bit.ly/PMC2010)
What's bike training season without a good weather disaster? Ignoring the forecast this morning (Saturday May 8), ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
As April rolls to a close, I am happy to say many of you have already helped me raise $1,790 for my Pan-Mass Challenge ride to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. That's way ahead of last year's pace, but at 42% (of the $4,200 minimum goal) we still have ...
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
After a winter of spin classes and other workouts, my training group got together on Saturday, April 3 for an honest-to-goodness outdoor ride- our first of the year- in preparation for the Pan-Mass Challenge August 7-8.
We went a short but good 24 miles, starting out slow but increasing our average ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
UPDATE: New link for sponsor page: http://bit.ly/pmcdh
It has been a while since I have posted an update on my preparations for the Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day ride across Massachusetts. I am riding for the second year, raising money to help fight cancer. A few notes:
I have been overwhelmed by the ...
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Sunday, July 1st, 2007
Actually, I try not to get caught dead near Boston's Esplanade on the 4th of July, but an unplanned bike ride into the city prompted me to whip out my trusty but inadequate camera phone to snap a couple of pix of the preparations for the big concert ...
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