The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
WHAT IS TEAM IN TRAINING®?
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training® is the world's largest endurance sports training program. The program provides training to run or walk marathons and half marathons or participate in triathlons and century (100-mile)bike rides. Since 1988, more than 380,000 volunteer participants have helped raise more than $900 million.
By helping to raise funds for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research and patient services, you'll receive:
- Personalized fi tness training by certified coaches for a period of four to five months
- Training clinics on form, race strategies and nutrition
- Your own personal Web site for online fundraising
- A supportive group of teammates
- Lodging and airfare to a selection of both local and destination events
An estimated 823,349 Americans are living with a blood disease. New cases of Leukemia, Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Myeloma will account for nearly 10% of the 1.5 million new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States this year.
Be one of the hundreds of thousands of Team In Training participants who have joined the fi ght against blood diseases.
"For those of us who choose to train long and hard for an endurance event; we know the event will end."
"For those who have cancer, the race to save ones life never ends."
For more information, call 503.245.9866 or visit www.teamintraining.org/or.
