This year’s PMC was the best ever! Temperatures in the 80s made for a great 192 mile spin from Sturbridge to Provincetown. Let’s roll the photos:
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THANKS to our supporters for making this year’s PMC such a successful event! See you next year!
100% of funds we raise go to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund.
Dana http://www.pmc.org/profile/DS0304
Well, there are only four training weekends to go before the PMC 200 mile ride and we can hardly believe it! We are working adding distance until we get to that secret mileage goal each of us has… which really means you better get your front wheel on right and align that sensor to be able to log every single centimeter. We are also in our final stretch of fundraising for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute & The Jimmy Fund and all contributions are welcome!
Dana: Most of the last week was spent with family near Edmonton where it is very FLAT and where the 
canola is just starting to bloom. I swear, with my road bike on those flat roads, I am sure I could have hit 50km/h through those yellow blossoms. Ha! Instead, a 10km run was logged, with a short stop to visit the famous Fort Saskatchewan living lawnmowers. Later along with my brother, a 20km ride was 
done through the North Saskatchewan River Valley logging a few hills and a gigantic flight of stairs up to the Legislature – where the Union Jack was flying high to commemorate the Jubilee. I was back to Massachusetts in time (to fix two flat bicycle tires and) for the hot weather and the 48 mile Ride to the Stars hosted by Eilidh & John out of Carlisle! Here the gang including Kevin, Gregg, Julie, Christina, Lisa, John and Eilidh rode not quite to the stars but up to the MIT MISA Antenna and the MIT Haystack Observatory. Oh, and just a word of caution – at 90F the Promax Double Fudge Brownie energy bar will melt in your back pocket!
MC: While Dana was logging some miles on the road, I logged some miles on the Kennebec River, enjoying White Water rafting at its best, and some running in the rolling hill of rural Maine.
On the way back, we caught up with some of the Best of Maine, rewarding ourselves to some great views and delicious treats of New England! 
Hmmm, with 4 weeks to go, am I spreading myself too thin, enjoying too many other activities than cycling? I will have to get those miles in next few week for sure. Until then, I’ll keep giving it my best on my commute to work (what’s not to love about this view of my commute?), 
and hope all this cross-training thing pays off on the big weekend!
For those of you who may be on the Cape the weekend of Aug 4-5 and want to come by to cheer, or simply avoid the roads we will be riding, you can click on the links to get the map right here:
August 4, Day 1 – Sturbridge to Bourne
August 5, Day 2 – Bourne to Provincetown
There are only four weekends to go! Which means we are training hard and which also means there are five blog posts to come!
Thanks to our supporters, we have currently raised 50% of our fundraising goal for this very important cause. For those who haven’t yet contributed, you still can… by clicking right here:
MC: http://www.pmc.org/profile/ML0203
Dana: http://www.pmc.org/profile/DS0304
Until next week….watch for the stars!
MC and Dana
The PMC Pedaling Papillons 