Racing to Save Lives!

That's right, I am at it again! Well, I guess I never stopped. I have officially registered as a participant in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team in Training (TNT) program to continue my race for a cure! This time in Paris, France! I will be enduring the 26.2 miles across the world, fighting for those who can't fight.

To give you a little bit of history about my experiences with TNT, I began back in 2007 determined to run a marathon... done. I came back in 2008 as a mentor to help others reach their fundraising goals so they could get to the starting line... done. I returned, yet again, in 2009 as an assistant coach to help athletes in training reach the finish line... done. I am now honored to be a head coach leading a fantastic group of people to the start line and helping them cross the finish line. All of this done to help further the mission of LLS 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. It is unfortunate how many people I have met throughout the course of my time with TNT who have battled, some who even lost their battle to this horrible disease. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

I will endure the long hours of training in the hot Florida sun if you can endure a few dollars to help. Your donations really do make a difference in the lives of patients and their caregivers. Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission.

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

11/29/10 - Well I am 35% into my fundraising efforts and training has officially started. I will not be attending the Paris Saturday training, as I am still training others to complete their events, Disney and Miami ING. I will be attending the Tuesday night class which I heard is going to kick my butt! I will keep going until I reach my goal and ultimately a cure. Can you help?

12/29/10 - Thanks to many of you who have already donated and supported me in my trek to Paris! I am still training the Disney and ING group but staying well up on my Paris training. I attend the Tuesday night mid-week with Coach Diane who is going to make sure I finish under 5 hours... my goal for Paris! I am almost at 50% of my goal. I have a few more fundraisers planned in the coming weeks and will hopefully plan a few more before the deadline. We still need your help though! If you have already made your 2010 contributions, make LLS your choice for 2011... its 100% tax deductible!

1/11/11 - I felt it was necessary to post an update to day since it is 1/11/11 and I just got notification that I recieved a $500.00 from a very special person. I also just returned from an amazing weekend in Disney with over 2,000 TNT'ers who raised $4,000,000 for blood cancers. All of my Team Awesome participants successfully crossed the finish line! I am dedicated to continue to raise funds for a very important cause and continue to run and fight for those that cannot. Don't have the funds to donate? Join TNT! I would be happy to tell you how you can get involved! Happy 1/11/11!!!