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 higher level of riding, but because the event benefits a cause that has (unfortunately) become very meaningful to me and many of you who support me- the fight against cancer- and I feel it is making a difference.
This year, I was able to come close to “Heavy Hitter” level in fundraising- $6,300, thanks to many of you being so generous. I’m only $200 away, and the site to sponsor me is at http://bit.ly/PMC2010 if you would like to help.
As for the ride itself, I felt good and the riding was good, though I was tired and sore after- more so than last year. The route is beautiful, as always, and I will have some video edited down in the near future. For now, I have some photos (I promised myself I would take a few more this year):
I also have a couple of raw pieces of video. The first, from my first ever fall/crash- a low-speed oopsy on the Bourne Bridge Sunday morning (no cyclists were harmed in the filming of this video):
Pan-Mass Challenge; Bourne Bridge Fall from Doug Haslam on Vimeo.
…and a rider’s POV of the finish line at the Provincetown Inn.
Pan-Mass Challenge: Provincetown Finish 2010 from Doug Haslam on Vimeo.
Again, thanks to everyone for supporting me. I definitely want to go for my 4th PMC next year!
I wonder if you saw my friend Kathy there, and her husband, Jim. Jim was riding, Kathy was running one of the stations.
Hope you’re feeling good and thank you so much for doing this.
Thanks, Janet! If Kathy was running a station, I’m sure I saw her (I was on the Wellesley- Bourne route on Day 1)