Triathlon
Fall Palm Beach Team in Training Events
Team in Training is currently recruiting participants for the fall 2009 season. Team in Training is the largest fund raising program for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Team in Training helps to train beginner through advanced athletes to train for a marathon, triathlon, hike or century bike ride. In return, each Team in Training participant [...]
Warning Signs of Over Training
I have recently come off a two week illness and am just getting back into my regular workout schedule. I had a nasty bout of bronchitis/fever and was bed ridden for 5 days. As I was having extreme breathing problems, even while using a temporary rescue inhaler prescribed by my doctor, I didn’t workout at [...]
Train for Humanity Pairs Noble Cause with Motivated Athletes
Well, I was supposed to post this on Wednesday, but perhaps posting it on Friday instead will keep this idea fresh in your minds over the weekend.
I recently learned about Train for Humanity, the brainchild of Mark Hayward and friends that combines getting fit, social media, and blogging in order to foster social good. Pretty [...]
Register Now for Tri for the Cure
The sixth annual Tri for the Cure, a woman’s triathlon in Colorado, is now open for registration. The event benefits the Denver Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Particulars:
Denver Tri for the Cure
August 2, 2009
Cherry Creek State Park, Denver
Sprint Distance Triathlon (1/2 mile open water swim, 11.4 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run) open [...]
Rocky Mountain LLS Announces Summer TNT Schedule
If you’ve never participated in a long-distance fundraising event but have wanted to try it, I suggest checking out your local chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Team in Training program offers you coaching, mentoring, fundraising resources, and an expenses paid trip to the event. You learn about how to run or walk [...]
Tri to Help Pennsylvania to Benefit Those with Epilepsy
If you’re a triathlete or have been seeking a new challenge, here’s a cool event coming up next month to benefit those affected by epilepsy. Presented by the Stroup Kids for Kids Epilepsy Foundation, the Tri to Help Pennsylvania is an indoor triathlon organized to raise money for the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Epilepsy Center.
The Stroup [...]
Racing for Recovery Events
ABOVE: Todd Crandell
Todd Crandell, is the founder and executive director of the non-profit Racing for Recovery Foundation. Crandell, a former drug and alcohol addict, formed Racing for Recovery™ in 2001. According to the foundation’s website, the foundation has a “mission of preventing substance abuse in adolescents and individuals and offering a positive alternative to those [...]
2009 Palm Beach Team in Training Events
My husband and I are getting ready to start our 4th season with the Palm Beach Team in Training cycle team. Team in Training is the main fundraising program for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Team in Training will help you to train for a marathon, triathlon or century bike ride, and in return you [...]
Local Charity Athletic Events
Take the time to check out local charity athletic events near you. My husband and I have participated in many charity bike rides for national non-profit organizations, such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the America Diabetes Association. Although we found a local training team to join for these [...]
Online Community for Triathletes
PRESS RELEASE: Unique Website for Triathletes Provides Support, Motivation and More
www.ontri.com has 50,000 members and growing
BOSTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ — What started out as a website for a few Boston-area athletes to motivate each other has evolved into a popular Facebook for triathletes with members all over the country.
The site, www.ontri.com, was founded by [...]
