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Support Ornoth’s 2025 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge charity ride!

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This August I will ride my 19th Pan-Mass Challenge, raising money to ensure that the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts do not negatively impact lifesaving cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

This will be my fifth year as a remote rider. Despite a recent stroke as well as minor heart surgery, I hope to do my best to "earn" your donation.

I will again be riding as a member of Team Kermit, but the money I raise will be split, with 25% underwriting pediatric brain tumor research, and the remaining 75% being free for Dana-Farber to use as it sees fit.

I believe that funding cancer research is one of the most important humanitarian causes of our lifetimes. Please take a moment now to support my ride, and thank you so much!

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Adamant

Enjoying the scenery while earning mah kibble!

Saturday’s Fire Ant Tour was an important ride. Most importantly, it was the longest ride I’ve done since my heart surgery back in March, and since my stroke last October. In fact, it was my first metric century since my solo PMC ride last August, and my first organized event ride since the 2024 Fire Ant Tour, a full year ago! On top of all that, this was my final opportunity to test my readiness before registration closes for this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge.

I’d already missed several other opportunities for long rides this spring, which I talked about in my previous update. But this post is about the ride I completed, so with all my hopes for a post-op recovery pinned on this event, how did it go?

The lead-in to the event was unsettled, in more ways than one. The weather was a little i »more

2025-06-18

Showing off a hard-earned finisher's medal. Looking strong crossing the line after 100 km. Enjoying the scenery while earning mah kibble!
Austin currently:

Mostly Cloudy 26°C wind N 11 km/h
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