My first Pelotonia ride was in 2011. I've paricipated every year since then. For the first five years it was a family event, one in which every member of our family participated and had an important role. I rode for many friends who had cancer, some who survived and some who unfortunately did not.

Then, on Thanksgiving week of 2015, my wife of 43 years whom I'd known since I was 12, Beth, was diagnosed with stomach cancer and initially given 1-2 months to live.

Because of a wonderful and selfless cancer doctor at The James (Dr. Dewani, for future reference) who gave up her lunch hour to see Beth one life-changing day, Beth received treatment and a quality of life that gave us 17 months as a family to celebrate her battle, her life, and her steely grit.

Stomach cancer took Beth from us on March 14, 2017. It was a day I will not forget nor will I forgive cancer for what it did to Beth and our family and friends.

What cancer could not take, was Beth's badass attitude throughout her battle and her determination to live her life as she wanted, to the very end, with dignity, grace, and an iron will.

Without fail, every year, I continue to know family and friends who must deal with some variety of cancer. And every year, I hope and pray that the end of cancer will be realized. Our Pelotonia community is getting so close to ENDING cANCER, and we need your help to achieve that ONE GOAL.

This year is my sixteenth year of participating in Pelotonia. Please join me this year, 2026, and contribute to a cause that can change lives for so many, as it did for us. Giving to Pelotonia is literally a gift of love and life and appreciated so much by those fighting their personal battle.

TOGETHER AS ONE!!!

Thank you, Ed (EA0001).