PMC Post-Ride Analysis

[ornoth]

A week ago I participated in my third Pan-Mass Challenge, a 2-day,
192-mile fundraising bike ride to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Boston’s
prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

I would have posted an update earlier, but I wanted to get the ride travelogue done, and it hasn’t been the usual pleasure to write. Although the first day was good, this year’s ride ended in a painful crash early on the morning of the second day of the two-day event. My ride ended when I went to the hospital to receive treatment for my injuries: abrasions all over my right side, a huge “road rash” on my right hip, and a puncture wound to my right elbow that required two stitches to close. I’m disappointed, frustrated, and feel pretty beat up, and I’ve still got $550 left to raise. Get the complete, unabridged story in my travelogue, and see the photos of the crash site and my injuries.

Comments

[angelovernh.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you did not get a more serious injury. Yeah, going back and redoing Sunday's ride sounds good. Would you still get the money from the pledges or is that out of the question?

BTW, if you'd like a reasonably long but do-able bike trip sometime, you're invited to come visit Patrick and I sometime here in South Nashua. We'll feed you ice cream ::tease:: (and maybe even lunch or dinner) :) There are surely back roads from there to here, which would be useful. Let me know if you're interested so we can plan it and be umm.. awake and "with it" at the right time. :)

[ornoth.livejournal.com]

Oya, the donations are not dependent on the distance ridden, so no worries there.

As for riding to Nashua, that’s quite a haul: about 90 miles round trip. I’ve made it up to Salem NH once, but even that’d only be doable when I’m in training (i.e., before the PMC). But next spring might be an option…