Racing to Save Lives

Welcome to my Team In Training home page. (The photo above was taken at the end of our 18 mile training run.)

For the second year in a row, I am racing to save lives and find a cure for blood cancers as a member of Team In Training! This year, I am serving as a Team Captain and will help other participants with their fundraising goals too.

All Team In Training (TNT) participants raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) while traing for an endurance event - in this case the Nike Women's Marathon... all 26.2 miles. We are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking any more lives. Together, we can find a cure for blood cancers!

I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

I train and run in honor of my step-grandma Lorraine (pictured with me above). My own grandmother passed away when I was 4 so Lorraine is the only grandma I've really known. If she can fight multiple myeloma for years, I can run a few miles and raise money in hopes that we will find a cure. I chose to train for an event (Nike Women's Marathon) whose goal and purpose is to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Together, we can make a difference 1 mile and 1 dollar at a time.

I would love to run in honor or memory of your loved ones too. Please make sure to let me know (jennifer.wellborn@gmail.com) your loved ones names and I will carry them with me on race day. Visit tntjennifer.blogspot.com to see a list of all honored teammates.

Update on shaving/not shaving my head: Since we did not reach the $5,000 goal by July 31st, I will not be shaving my head. I donated approximately 12 inches of hair to Locks of Love. You can see my new and much lighter and cooler 'do on my blog http://tntjennifer.blogspot.com/. It is much better suited for Tucson summers.

Thank you to everyone that made our yard sale a success - 2 days & over $1150 raised for LLS!!! We could not have done it without the generous donations we received. (My portion of the proceeds -$262 - has been donated.)

Check with your employer to see if they do matching funds for donations! Remember, your donation is tax deductible.

Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission.

Follow our progress to the finish line at tntjennifer.blogspot.com! Thanks for your support!

(*I will still donate approximately 10-12 inches to Locks of Love if we are not able to raise $5000 by July 31st. Locks of Love WILL get a donation of my hair!)