Since February, I’ve been training for the Minneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon with Team in Training. Our team bikes, swims, and runs together one time per week, and then I do my best to fit in a couple extra workouts each week. I’ve seen marked improvement in my fitness from last year!
Last year, you helped me raise over $2100 to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and I competed in the sprint-distance triathlon (that’s me approaching the finish line last year). This year, I am trying to top that amount and raise $2500. I’m also pushing myself physically and will be competing in the Olympic-distance tri (that’s twice as far as last year!) Only two months remains until the triathlon (July 11), and I’m very close to reaching my goals!
I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to my friends and family who supported me last year and those who have donated this year. But if you have not already donated, I could really use your help! Please consider supporting me and making a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). The money raised for LLS helps blood cancer patients and their families by funding research to find cures and better therapies, and provide information and support so that they have the best possible outcomes throughout their cancer experience.
Since 1949, LLS has invesed more than $550 million in research. LLS-funded research has directly contributed to many breakthrough cancer treatments including chemotherapy, bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, and new, targeted oral therapies sucha s Gleevec ™, that might never have happened without the kinds of research funded by the LLS.
Last year, our team raised over $315,000 for this incredible organization! No donation is too small ~ please help us continue this great work. And if you’re in town on July 11, I’d love to see you along the course (PDF)!
Fondly,
