Archive for the ‘Pan-Mass Challenge’ Category

Pan-Mass Challenge 2010: Rider’s-Eye Video

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

As I do every year, I took some rider's eye video of my Pan-Mass Challenge ride, and include my excerpts below. Day 1 took me from Newton, MA to the Wellesley start, and down to the Mass Maritime Academy at Bourne. Day 2 took us from Bourne, MA (and a ...

Pan-Mass Challenge– Thank You!

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Yesterday (Aug 8), I finished my third Pan-Mass Challenge, riding 170 miles in 2 days, and raising money (thanks to many of you) to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. This event means a lot to me, not only because I love cycling and it was a great way to get to a ...

Pan-Mass Challenge- One Week to Go!

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, ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update: Speed Demons and Heavy Hitters

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; ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update: 50-Miler, & Almost to Fundraising Goal!

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 ...

Pan-Mass Challenge: First 40-Miler

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 ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update: Riding Strong, & 60% of Funds Raised

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 ...

Social Media Top 5 (2): Teaming Up in Social Media For a Cause

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

I am breaking up my usual “Top 5″ post for a couple of reasons: first, the two (not five) topics I picked were enough material to stand on their own; second, I wanted to monkey with the format to see if the posts turn out better if they are a ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update: A Big Wet One

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), ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update; 30-Miler, Fundraising & Telling Equipment Who’s Boss

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 ...