The Lazy Triathlete

Probably the world's laziest triathlete. Trying desperately to become more motivated.

Feb 7

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

by Becka

Some people may think that they have the best friends & family ever, but I really do. In exactly one month’s time, you helped me to raise $2000! That’s incredible! A huge thank you to all of my donors, and a shout out to Kat for the donation that got me to $2k!

This past weekend, Team in Training had their kickoff event. I got to meet some of my teammates, coaches and mentors, along with people doing some of the other events. I won a hat for my fundraising efforts (thanks to you guys!). They had two cancer survivors share their stories, and of course I teared up a bit.

Overall, I’m really excited about doing this event. I have less than $1000 to go before I hit the fundraising minimum, which is fantastic. My next goal is to find a place to go swimming. Any suggestions?

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Jan 24

Let’s hear it for Fundraising!

by Becka

Since sending an email to all my friends & family, along with posting on Twitter and asking a few famous people for RT’s…I’ve raised $655 in just a few days! That’s incredible! With the first Team In Training meeting on Wednesday, I’m psyched to have such a jump start to my fundraising.

On the training front, I’ve had email communications from one of my trainers, and I will meet them both on February 5th. All I know right now is that we have team training twice a week.

I have some (hopefully) great fundraising plans in the works, and some cool thank you ideas too. Stay tuned!!

 

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Jan 7

Well, here we go…

by Becka

So I did it! I signed up for the Mooseman Triathlon in June.  It’s an olympic-distance tri (mile swim, 27 mile bike & a 10k run) through some beautiful scenery in New Hampshire. I’m a bit nervous, but also super excited.

I am going to be doing the event with Team in Training. TNT is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society‘s endurance sports training program.  I getting to raise money for an awesome cause, and in exchange TNT provides a coach, a personal fundraising web site along with a fundraising mentor, and total support system along the way & at the event. LLS uses at least 74 cents of every dollar raised for cancer programs, funding research to find cures to leukemia, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, and myeloma – the blood cancers – as well as assistance with the often overwhelming burdens faced by patients and their families currently fighting blood cancers.

This is a huge challenge, but I am up for it! And I hope, dear readers, that you’ll consider a donation to LLS (you can donate on my page, right here: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ma/moosetri11/rdente (And yes, you’ll see that a lot for the next 168 days)

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Jan 4

Ok, really committed this time!

by Becka

I’ve decided I want to blog more. Rather than just thinking about doing it, I’m starting right now.  I will be posting on this blog once a week for all of 2011.

I know it won’t be easy, but it might be fun, inspiring, awesome and wonderful. While I took a season off because of the wedding, I am really hoping to compete in at least one or two tris this year, documenting along the way.

If you already read my blog, I hope you’ll encourage me with comments and likes, and good will along the way.

See you on the course!

-Becka

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