Martin Middelmann's Ride
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I learned so much from last year's ride...
PMC #2!
This year I will be riding in my 2nd Pan-Mass Challenge ride on August 7th & 8th, the 2 day 190+ mile route.
It gave me an opportunity to honor his memory and share my story about him that I have wanted to tell for a long time.
If you would like to read that story you can find it here: My 2009 PMC Story.
The ride itself was only 2 days, the journey it took me on is life long. I learned a great deal about how cancer has affected the people in my life.
- Right before my 20th High School reunion I reconnected with a good friend from school who wasn’t going to be attending. His reason: his wife had just recently passed away from cancer and he needed to be home with his 7 year old son.
- I’ve also learned about another classmate whose family has been battling Multiple Myeoloma (blood cancer).
- I learned through FaceBook that someone I dated briefly is a cancer survivor.
- I also reconnected with a former college roommate who has just recently been battling Multiple Myeoloma.
- My Mother is a cancer survivor.
- My Uncle Martin died of Stomach cancer in 2005
- I learned that a High School Classmate of mine lost her older brother to cancer.
- My wife's Aunt died of the same type of cancer that Ed Kennedy succumbed to.
This year, the reason I’m riding is much more personal.
A month before the 2009 PMC ride my step-father, Rod, was diagnosed with Renal Cancer. A week after my 2009 ride his kidney was removed. He was lucky. It turned out to be Stage 3 Renal Cancer and they believe they “got it all”. He has successfully completed his chemotherapy treatments and will now be monitored in case it comes back.

Martin's PMC Total
$150
Goal
$4,200
My Progress

My Paceline Supporters
| Gina Battaglia | $50 | Best to you in the ride, Marty. Keep those legs strong, ride hard, and thanks for your dedication & efforts. | |
| $100 | Thank you - MOM |
My Rides
| 2010 | $150 | Sturbridge to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |
| 2009 | $4,278 | Sturbridge to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |