If you are looking for something new in your life, something
that is challenging and fullfilling and rewarding , I suggest you
check out Team in Training. Team in Training and The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society work together to create awarness and raise
money for blood cancer research.
I joined Team in Training for many reason, initially for
personal reasons like getting in shape and crossing triathlon off
my bucket list. Then I got to know the people involved with
Team in Training and learned just how much blood cancers like
leukemia and lymphoma touch so many people. My unlce is one
that lost his battle…he had lymphoma that then turned into
leukemia.
My goal is to complete an Olympic Triathlon in SunRiver,
OR. An olympic triathlon consists of a .9 mile swim, 28 mile
bike, and 6 mile run. Training has been exhuasting but worth
every second when I think about our real hereos, the ones battling
blood cancer, day in and day out. As a team, we meet 3 days a
week for training, run on Saturday, swim on Sunday, and bike on
Wednesday. It is also recommended that each one of these is
done "on your own" during the week as well with one rest day.
I'm a single mom, I work full time, I take a night class and yet I
still find time, better yet, I make time for this amazing
organization with the hopes that I can help in the race to finding
a cure.
The other part of my training is also raising funds for The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Right now, my fundraising
consists of a Miche Bag Fundraiser on February 11, 2011 and a Yard
Sale Fundraiser scheduled for February 12, 2011, along with letters
to friends and family. For more information about those
fundraisers, please check out my webiste. From there you can
also donate directly, learn more about Team in Training, how you
can get involved, and learn more about The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society. Thank you.
http://pages.teamintraining.org/wa/pctri11/cmeadg