Team In Training at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada

I knew about Team in Training (an initiative of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada) because one of my good friends, Greg Mitchell, recently completed a Triathlon in Hawaii to fundraise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. Given my (losing, to this moment) history with cancer (I have lost many family members and dear friends to various forms of cancer), I am always keen to profile non-profits that work to raise funds for cancer research/work. Thus my post on Team in Training at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (in this case I?m profiling the British Columbia and Yukon chapter)

Photo credit: Matt Runkle on Flickr

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?s Team In Training (TNT) has:
* Trained over a half a million runners, walkers, triathletes, cyclists and hikers
* Raised over $1.2 billion to fund lifesaving cancer research
* Two 4-5 month training options:
* In-person program from our gigantic network of certified coaches
* On-line option ? same great coaches, ?virtually?
* More than 200 exciting endurance events to choose from.

There are some remarkable stories. One of them is Tony, a leukemia survivor, who with TnT LLSC has trained for a marathon and a triathlon, and this fall will be training with us and mentoring participants who train for the RBC GranFondo Whistler. Tony?s story is extremely inspiring. And I hope you can support the work of Team in Training. I?ve grown fond of this initiative since Greg did it (it?s been his second year in a row, and he?s amazing).

Photo credit: Tony di Giovanni

I encourage you to explore the links on my blog post and read Tony?s story, and if you are so inclined, please support this worthy initiative.

Related posts:

1. April is Daffodil Month (Canadian Cancer Society)
2. ?Fun 2 Cancer 0? 2nd Annual Team in Training Rock Out and Beat Cancer Night
3. Tanning Is Out (Canadian Cancer Society)
4. Fun 1, Cancer 0: A fundraiser
5. Registered for Movember 2008 with BlueFur.com team

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