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Pan-Mass Challenge Profile: Mark Hurley
A resident of Melrose for over 20 years, Mark Hurley, of East Highland Street, will be biking from Babson College to Bourne in the 32nd annual Pan-Mass Challenge on August 6 and 7.
Name: Mark Hurley
Age: 47
The 32nd annual Pan-Mass Challenge represents Hurley's fourth year riding for cancer research, and the East Highland Street resident says his enthusiasm for the PMC hasn't wavered in the slightest.
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He will be riding the one-day ride that begins in Wellesley, at Babson College, and reaches its terminus in Bourne, some 84 miles away.
His ride is scheduled for Saturday, August 6.
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Hurley, who lost his mother to cancer when he was eight, got involved with the PMC through his employer, and "was hooked," after his first ride. An avid cyclist since he was a child, Hurley saw the PMC as an ideal way to get involved in the fight against cancer.
The PMC donates 100 percent of all monies raised to the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The PMC is the nation's premier charity bike-a-thon, and an estimated 5,000 riders will be trying to raise $34 million this year. The PMC raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country.
Anyone interested in donating to Mark's cause during the PMC can do so at:www.pmc.org/egifts/mh0208
