I’m so excited and up for the challenge of riding 600 miles in this year’s Great Cycle Challenge!

**RECORD SCRATCH DISCLAIMER ** This is my eighth year actively participating in the Great Cycle Challenge-- my 9 Year Legacy badge is thanks to year 1 when I had cold pedals!-- and under normal circumstances, I would pledge to ride 800 miles this year, not 600. So, why am I cutting myself short? Because every year I have challenged myself in 100 mile increments and comfortably surpassed that goalpost. But with 600 miles, I have officially met my mileage match!

This year, I continue to ride for all of the families that still need support after the day comes that they can watch their kiddo ring the bell, proclaiming that they have beat cancer. It is in these "after" times that families are most sensitive to the physical and emotional toll of a cancer recurrence and it can be hard to know how to give support. One way I know I can always help is by raising awareness about pediatric cancer and money for the Children’s Cancer Research Fund to pave the way for new treatments and therapies so our babies can have more options for helping their bodies recover from this horrible disease, and stay recovered.