My Fundraising Page

Go, Bex, Go! My Race for the Cure

Hey there, welcome to my Team In Training home page!

As many of you may know, I like to run marathons. I also like to fundraise for incredible causes. It's been three years since my last marathon with Team in Training, and I'm feeling the itch; it's time for another one. I'm so excited to be running with Team in Training again, and I think it's going to be an awesome season. For those of you who don't know, Team in Training is an organization that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society through endurance events. The society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. I have run two marathons with them: San Diego in 2004, and New York City in 2005, raising over $6000 in total! This year, I will be running NYC again, on November 2nd, 2008, and also the Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon in San Francisco on October 19th 2008. In addition to completing these amazing feats, I also plan to raise at least $3900!

Each donation is 100% tax-deductible and helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma through research, patient aid, and education. More than 712,000 Americans are battling these blood cancers. I am hoping that my participation in Team In Training will help bring them hope and support. Please let me know if there is anyone in whose honor or memory you would like me to run.

I hope you will enjoy reading about my journey as I challenge my self and my body this season! And even if you can't make a donation, I hope to see some of you cheering me on from the sidelines on October 19th and November 2nd!

I hope you will visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!

News:

9/23/08

Sponsor a mile!

NYC Marathon:

Mile 1 ($10): Honoree Mile

Mile 2 ($20): Erin Mumford

MIle 3 ($30): Tori Cooper

MIle 4 ($40): Julia Beck

Mile 5 ($50): Payal Lakhani

Mile 6 ($60): Stacie Caine Bogdan

Mile 7 ($70): Jeff Smith

Mile 8 ($80): Joshua Trein

Mile 9 ($90):

Mile 10 ($100): James Daily

Mile 11 ($110):

Mile 12 ($120):

Mile 13 ($130):

Mile 14 ($140):

Mile 15 ($150):

Mile 16 ($160):

Mile 17 ($170):

Mile 18 ($180):

Mile 19 ($190):

Mile 20 ($200): Abra & Amanda Burkett

Mile 21 ($210):

Mile 22 ($220):

Mile 23 ($230):

Mile 24 ($240):

Mile 25 ($250): Nick Dowling

Mile 26 ($260): Sally & Bob Burkett

8/25/08

Had a great 16.5 mile run on Saturday, my last long run with the NYC Team before I head to San Francisco. Started at the World Financial Center, overthe Brooklyn Bridge, around Brooklyn till we got to the Williamsburg bridge, over the bridge and across Delancey till we hit Lafayette, up Lafayette (which later turned into Park ave and was closed for city streets), till I hit 47th st, cross town to the West Side Highway, and back down to the World Financial center. Whew, what a trek! Feeling good though, and eagerly anticipating the first 20 miler.

7/15/08

In the past few weeks we have really upped the training mileage. I was feeling good about my 12 milers (having done 2) and last weekend set out to do 14. Hot and sweating my butt off on the West Side Highway, it was not my best run ever, but I made it in one piece! I know I've done this before but sometimes you forget (maybe you block out) how difficult the mileage increases can be. Especially in this heat! Next month we'll be starting our Saturday morning practices 30 min earlier - 8am. A rough time, but it helps tremendously when running in the summer. In other training news, we had our "run a mile as fast as you can... 3 times!" test last week. My fastest mile was 7:18! As a supposed 10-minute miler, I'm pretty proud of that, and hope to get even faster as the season progresses.

So training is going well!

I want to share a story about one of our honored teammates, Cynthia Gormezano. Cynthia was initially diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2000. She was in remission for 3 years before relapsing. She underwent more chemo and radiation, which put her into remission for 4 years. In those 4 years, she became very involved in Team In Training, completing 8 century rides and 6 triathlons, raising over $30,0000! Sadly, Cynthia was diagnosed with a recurrence of Hodgkin's about two weeks ago, just three days after returning from Israel with her husband and newborn son. To read more about her journey, visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/cynthiagormezano. I will be keeping Cynthia and her family in my thoughts, especially during my runs, as she prepares for an autologous stem cell transplant in just a few weeks.

6/15/08

Training is coming along. The weather in New York has been hot and humid for the most part, not exactly ideal. I thought I was doing pretty well, ran 10 miles in the heat and humidity last Saturday, so I figured yesterday's run would be a breeze. Not so much. In fact it was the worst run I've had thus far this season. Only 9 miles (I know, "only" sounds silly), and felt like torture. In fact I even walked part of it, something I hate to admit. I was feeling pretty down on myself when I reached the rest of the group, then I sat down for the day's event - Connection to the Cause. We have 9 honored teammates this season, 8 of whom are running alongside us. Their stories were so inspiring, I forgot all about the bad run I had, and it brought me back to why I'm running, because we can make a difference.

6/7/08

Had my first 10 mile run today in the heat and humidity. Somehow it wasn't so bad! Along the way I ran into a woman named Mary who I recognized. Turned out she was an honored teammate (and participant) when I ran the NYC Marathon in 2005. Since then she's run NYC every year. It was so inspiring to see her today, in remission and running alongside me. Yet another reminder of why I'm training :)

5/27/08

I'm now almost 3 weeks into training and feeling great! Course we haven't hit the big mileage yet...

I'd like to introduce you to one of our honored teammates, Kate. Please watch this video. http://www.sloaneroad.com/movies/kate_NIKE.mov

I will also be running for my godmother, Pauline Saxon, who has Chronic Lymphotic Lymphoma.

As mentioned above, please let me know if there's anyone you'd like me to run for!

Comments (transferred)

"Love you darling Jackie & mitch"

jackie diamond

"We're so proud of you and your efforts for good. You have courage and a wonderful heart. No wonder you're loved by so many people, especeially us. Many Kisses and Loads of Hugs from Aunt Honey and Uncle Phil"

Honey & Phil Pearlman

"Best of Luck!!~Eileen"

Eileen Horowitz

"If a butterfly wing can be felt the world round, your efforts will move mountains! Thank you."

Madeline Bodnar

"Go Rebecca!!! So excited for you!!!!"

Erin Mumford

"Best of luck and train real hard!"

john koo

"I am so honored to be your cousin...I will be running vicariously through you (this way both of us don't get hurt...that would be bad) I love you!"

Allison Burkett

"Rebecca, You are my inspiration..."

Rachel Markison

"Good luck!!! We know (or rather Eric knows) how hard this is! You're amazing!"

Jordan Goldberg

"We are always so proud of our other daughter! Love, Susie & Glenn"

Susan Kaplan

"you go, girl! love the yeckes'"

nina yeckes