Northward!

So I did something crazy. Maybe not too crazy, but crazy enough. I signed up for a second season with Team In Training, this time I’ll be training for the Tour of Anchorage all the way in Alaska. Now maybe this doesn’t sound that weird, but it’s a huge deal for me. First and foremost, I’m not a skier. I’ve never even been on skis. Luckily I am a snowboarder, and I know how to be active in snow. But it’s going to be a monumental journey. I’ve also always wanted to go to Alaska. It always seemed to foreign, so far away. But I learned that only a three and a half hour flight from Seattle is in my way. There’s a first time for everything right?

Check out this cool video I found showing the 2011 race.

Kickoff for the Spring 2012 TNT season begins this Saturday. I’ll be training a lot, and I’m sure there’s going to be setbacks and tears. All the work going into this is nothing close to what a blood cancer patient endures. In case you don’t know, Team in Training works with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to raise money for research, outreach, and advocacy for people with blood cancer. It touches more people than you think. I learned that my first season with TNT.

I’ll be trying to pump out video diaries to share my journey, and the story of those around me. You can stay posted on everything here, and on my TNT Fundraising Page. Oh yeah, there’s that too. I’m raising over $3,500 for cancer research. Join the cause, fight the fight, and GO TEAM!

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