Cycling has taken a back seat to family and restoring my health this summer as I take a break from the PMC this year. No massive fundraising campaigns, no training schedule and long weekend rides. It's been nice to have this break after 7 straight PMCs -- especially after last summer's bone marrow infection.
This year I'm registered as a "Virtual Rider", fundraising for The Jimmy Fund, and still an official PMC rider. (Afterall, it is the fundraising that truly counts, not the miles.) I am just $255 shy of raising $30,000 for the Jimmy Fund since my first PMC in 2003!
My health is improving (bone marrow, kick ass!) and I'm working on getting stronger despite the ups and downs. Yesterday I rode a shortened version of the Tri-State Cohen Classic, looping a 40 mile route from North Hampton to Portsmouth, NH. In the past I've been able to fly on the 75 mile ride, but yesterday I found myself taking it slow, happy to complete 40. There's always next year.
The PMC is just a few weeks away! Mike and I are hosting the team's annual Pre-PMC Pasta Dinner/Cyclopath Summer Gathering next week to cheer on the riders. Go Team North Shore Cyclopaths!
If you are able to make a small donation towards my virtual ride, that would be terrific. Please visit the donation link in the right column. Thank you for your continued support! I'll be back in action next summer! -- Tam
"Ride as much or as little or as long or as short as you feel, but RIDE" -- Eddy Merckx
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Getting a Late Start
It's June 29th -- Michael's birthday today -- and I just rode Sue's Sea Glass Ride yesterday in honor of friend, Sue de Vries, who lost her battle with cancer 2 years ago. I'm getting a late start to my training -- yesterday's 42-miler was my longest ride to date and I'm a little sore today. Rain throughout May canceled many of my weekend rides, and my early morning weekday rides were often hampered by the wet Spring. Combined with school activities, (an arts festival), and a baseball schedule, (Yay Phillies!), it was only this past week that I started getting my training in gear.
I hadn't planned to ride the PMC this year. The economy weighed heavily on my decision. It's hard to ask for donations with high energy and food costs grabbing at your wallet. My hope was that, by not signing up for a big ride with a large fundraising commitment this year, you would consider sponsoring me again in a 2-day ride next year. (I'd really like to get to Provincetown one more time.)
I registered to ride as a Virtual Rider this year, with the intention of raising money for the Jimmy Fund without actually riding to Provincetown or Bourne. But, like the weather in New England, my plans have changed.
2 weeks ago, my mother-in-law, Nancy Cronin, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, the cancer was discovered early and she has an excellent prognosis. She will have surgery this summer, followed by radiation treatment shortly after.
Because cancer has once again hit close to home, I have decided to get myself ready for a PMC ride after all. It's too late to register for the main routes -- those were full by the second week in January -- but it's not too late to ride the Sunday Wellesley loop. (50 miles with a $1,300 fundraising requirement.)
If you would consider sponsoring me in the Sunday ride, I would truly appreciate it. Last year the PMC raised 32 million dollars for cancer care and research at the Dana Farber -- with 100 percent of your donation going directly to The Jimmy Fund.
Thank you for your continued support -- I'll keep you posted on how my training goes.
Tammy
I hadn't planned to ride the PMC this year. The economy weighed heavily on my decision. It's hard to ask for donations with high energy and food costs grabbing at your wallet. My hope was that, by not signing up for a big ride with a large fundraising commitment this year, you would consider sponsoring me again in a 2-day ride next year. (I'd really like to get to Provincetown one more time.)
I registered to ride as a Virtual Rider this year, with the intention of raising money for the Jimmy Fund without actually riding to Provincetown or Bourne. But, like the weather in New England, my plans have changed.
2 weeks ago, my mother-in-law, Nancy Cronin, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, the cancer was discovered early and she has an excellent prognosis. She will have surgery this summer, followed by radiation treatment shortly after.
Because cancer has once again hit close to home, I have decided to get myself ready for a PMC ride after all. It's too late to register for the main routes -- those were full by the second week in January -- but it's not too late to ride the Sunday Wellesley loop. (50 miles with a $1,300 fundraising requirement.)
If you would consider sponsoring me in the Sunday ride, I would truly appreciate it. Last year the PMC raised 32 million dollars for cancer care and research at the Dana Farber -- with 100 percent of your donation going directly to The Jimmy Fund.
Thank you for your continued support -- I'll keep you posted on how my training goes.
Tammy
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