Racing to Save Lives

3/8/10 - Hey everyone! I just wanted to update everyone on the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon. I completed the race yesterday along with over 11,000 others. Here are my stats quickly: 1:51:19 which was good enough for 422 overall!

While that is great for me, I would like to share the more important news. There were 227 Team in Training runners in the field yesterday and we raised more than $750,000 for the LLS. That is such an awesome accomplishment and it was great to be part of such an important group. I would like to thank everyone who donated. Because of you, I was in the Top 10 in fundraising in the country! More importantly, this money will go to research and hopefully find a cure for blood cancers. My mom was able to be in Florida with me which was very special. It was great to be involved in such a fun race, but to be able to do it while also helping my mom made it even more incredible.

Again, thank each and every one of you. I couldn't have done without you!!!!

Welcome to my Team In Training home page.

I'm training to participate in an endurance event as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. 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 my mom and 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!

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!

12/9/09 - I begin my official training on Monday and am looking forward to the next 12 weeks. I want to thank everyone who has donated to the LLS. I am truly humbled by everyone's support and look forward to running in honor of my mom in March!

1/18/10 - I have officially reached my fundraising goal and continue to exceed it! Thank you to everyone who has made a donation. I am truly humbled at the generosity of everyone. My training is in full swing. I ran 9.5 miles this past weekend. I'm 7 weeks away from the race and am so excited to go to Florida and meet all my Team in Training teammates. Stay tuned.

2/12/10 - I have 3 weeks and 2 days until the race. I ran 13.1 miles today and feel so ready for my run. Thanks to everyone who has donated and said prayers for me during this training. I am officially over $4500 which is way over my goal of $3500. Please know how much this means to me and how appreciative I am. I will update after the run. Stayed tuned....