Community Corner
PMC Profile: Suzanne Spencer Rides as a Survivor
The 33rd annual Pan-Mass Challenge is coming and Patch is profiling some local riders.
Name: Suzanne Spencer
Profession: Manager in the software industry
Pan-Mass Challenge or biking experience: This is Spencer's ninth year to ride in the Pan-Mass Challenge.
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Reason for riding: Spencer is a nine-year breast cancer survivor and, according to an interview with Wayland Patch last year, she rides because it's the best way to repay the doctors that treated her at Dana-Farber.
"When I finished the treatments, I said 'I don't know how I'll ever repay you,' and my doctor said, 'You can ride the Pan-Mass Challenge.' I've ridden the PMC ever since.
"Every year I ride, every dollar donated, brings people closer to a cure, which is the ultimate goal."
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Training tip: "Remember that it's a ride and not a race so ride at a pace that works for you."
Donation page: http://www.pmc.org/profile/SS0181
Riding in this year's Pan-Mass Challenge? Wayland Patch wants to feature your a profile. of the info we need to get your profile featured on Patch. Email the details to brooklyn.lowery@patch.com.
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