Well I signed up for my next adventure. I am officially part of the GA Chapter Team In Training(TNT). TNT is a group of people who come together to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by participating in endurance sports. I signed up for the Spring Team 2012 and will be competing in the 70.3 Half Ironman in Knoxville in May and additionally will be training to compete my first Marathon, the Publix which will be here in Atlanta in March.
A little bit more about TNT and the Leukemia Society. The money raised goes toward finding a cure for blood cancers through research programs.
Leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma are cancers that affect the blood-forming and infection-fighting organs – mainly the bone marrow and lymph nodes. They are related because they involve the uncontrolled growth of cells with similar functions and organs
Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children under age 20.
More than 747,000 Americans currently have one of the blood cancers.
Since the beginning of the program, TNT has raised over 1.2 Billion dollars across its chapters around the country. 76% of each dollar donated goes directly to research. The other 24% goes to costs incurred for marketing, race fees etc.
I have a fundraising goal of $2500 that I will have to meet over the next few months. You'd think the endurance and physical training would be what I'm most nervous about but it is actually the fundraising. Anyone who knows me well knows I don't often ask for help. Today and over the coming months I'm asking for your support through prayer and monetarily if you are able. Even $10 from friends can really go a long way.
I have set aggressive goals for myself and extremely excited.
A few reasons I joined TNT:
I LOVE to compete. I trained for the 70.3 in Augusta in September by myself while Jaimie was training up in Ohio. I am excited to be training with other passionate and driven people.
Sadly I have not met a ton of people in Atlanta since moving here last December. A lot of this is because I work full time and in my free time I have dedicated it to workouts and traveling. This is an EXCELLENT opportunity for me to meet people with common interests.
Lastly, I can use my talents and efforts for a cause that is bigger than both you and me. So many of us have love ones and friends who have or are currently affected by cancer . I hope and pray that the research funded by events like this or Susan Koomen will eventually lead to a cure.
Each team and individual has a "honored hero" that they are racing for. Our team honored hero is a young man, twenty five years old who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in September and is currently in the hospital seeking treatment. Please let me know if you have your own honored hero.
If you are able to donate even a few dollars to this wonderful cause, it would be greatly appreciated. My goal is to have my first $1000 raised by the end of the year.
The link to my page is below. All donations are tax deductible.
Pictured below is our first practice yesterday morning. It was a beautiful fall day! Check out the awesome colors and leaves we still have down here in GA. With all the teams (Tri and Marathon) we had probably 200+ people in attendance yesterday which is really cool! We have practice every Saturday morning at 8am... (a little sacrifice). We went on what was supposed to be a 5K run (turned into 4 miles for me because I missed my turn)
I also bought myself a few goodies to be training in fashion and help me stay organized.
I will be trying to update my blog more regularly and letting you all know my progress. Thanks for your prayers and support.
Kristi
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