So I finally made the plunge and signed up for my first triathlon today.  Vera got me into playing in traffic aka road biking when we first started dating and since then I’ve come close to registering for a triathlon more then a few times .  I finished my first century ride a few years ago through Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG foundation and it was an overwhelmingly positive experience.  After finishing I remember first feeling really really tired but also extremely satisfied not only with what I had accomplished physically but also the contribution I made to the LIVESTRONG foundation.   At the time my intention was to keep the momentum going and do something more challenging like a marathon or triathlon but life gets in the way and so here I am now and I haven’t done much but a few 5k’s over the last few years.

A few weeks ago I heard there was an information session for Team in Training at my local REI so I went to check it out.  TNT is a national organization that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society by forming local training groups which are lead by coaches who help the participants train for their events.  Our team aka Los Angeles IronTEAM has an honorary member who is a Lymphoma survivor herself and at the meeting today she shared with everyone how much the LLS helped her while she was going through treatment.  It’s one thing to donate money for research but the programs the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society have developed and the services they offer really change peoples lives.

So it’s basically a win/win…I raise $4,000 for an organization with a good cause that does great things and in return I get warm fuzzies as well as the support of a team so I can survive a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and then a 13.1 mile run (not a bad cause either).

At this point you’re probably thinking “how can I help Chris reach his fund raising goal?” well I thought of that so here is a link to my TNT fund-raising homepage