Today was the day I've been waiting for. Complete with doughnuts and coffee, the Georgia Chapter of TNT hosted the official kick-off of the spring training season. About 100 participants (like me) were on hand to pick up our training schedules plus meet our coaches, mentors, and Honored Heroes for 3 upcoming marathons and 1 triathlon event. I could not believe the energy in that room!
At the end of the meeting, we were placed in groups according to event, and I finally had the chance to meet part of my Paris team and be introduced to my coach, Gretchen, and team mentors, Jack & Wendy. I also learned today that each team will be running in honor of a Team Honored Hero, someone in our community who is currently undergoing treatments for leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma. The Paris team's Honored Hero's name is Jill and she and her husband were on hand to meet the team who will be running in her honor. Jill has been battling multiple myeloma for the past 2 years and is participating in many experimental drug programs. Though she could not spend much time with us today (because it was her birthday and she had other plans), I am sure we will have a chance to learn more about her as the season goes on.
In addition to meeting lots of nice (and did I mention energetic?) people, the highlight of my day was receiving the highly-anticipated-and-somewhat-feared training schedule. I am pleased to report that, at least, until January, it looks very doable! The schedule really is designed with a beginner in mind as we will be easing into 2, 3, and 4 mile runs for quite some time before kicking up the intensity. By mid January, though, I think we will be adding no less than 2 miles every week!
Finally, I want to give a shout-out to my generous friends and family who have already donated to my quest. During the kick-off event, I was one of five people recognized for my jump start on fundraising ($1,200 raised to date) and received an LLS t-shirt for the accomplishment. Thank you for making me a big winner today!
Until next time,
Lisa
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment