Health & Fitness
Tri'ing for a Cure
This is the story of a girl on a mission to find a cure to cancer. Her, and her teammates, train everyday rain or shine in an attempt to make a real difference.
I'm training to participate in the Nation's Tri as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team in Training for the second year. All of us on Team in Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers and specifically to support a good friend who lost her amazing mom to a blood cancer. Jennifer Giebel is a vibrant, caring, and amazing friend. Her mom was also a vibrant, caring, and amazing mother. I'm raising funds and racing so that one day, we can find a cure and not have to lose any more loved ones to blood cancers.
Team in Training originated in 1988 with Bruce Cleland and his team; together they raised $322,000 and completed the NY City Marathon in honor of Bruce’s daughter, Georgia, a leukemia survivor. Since Bruce’s team, Team in Training has grown into the world’s largest endurance sports training program. More importantly, since Bruce’s team, thousands of others have joined to raise money and train in an effort to find a cure to cancer!