Asbury Park Man Participates In Pan-Mass Challenge

ASBURY PARK, NJ — An Asbury Park resident is competing in the Pan-Mass Challenge this week.

The Pan-Mass Challenge is a bike-a-thon across Massachusetts with one- and two-day routes from 25 to 210 miles. It takes place this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6 and 7.

Asbury Park resident Todd Hengerer is one of the 43 New Jersey residents participating. More than 6,000 riders total will participate.

Hengerer has done the Pan-Mass Challenge for the past eight years. His goal this year is to raise $6,000 for cancer research.

Last year, the bike race raised more than $66 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In 2022, bicyclists hope to break that record. The Pan-Mass Challenge is the nation’s single most successful athletic fundraiser, donating 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar to Dana-Farber as its largest single contributor.

"I knew that I wanted to do something to raise money for a great cause," said Hengerer. "This is me doing my little part in trying to beat this nasty, evil and torturous disease."

Here is Hengerer's fundraising page: https://profile.pmc.org/TH0160